NLRB

In Coupled Products, LLC, 359 NLRB No. 152, July 10, 2013, the Board reaffirmed long established case law where an employer need not disclose its financial books and records to a union when negotiating over terms and conditions of employment where the employer simply states it is unwilling to pay the economic demands of…

On April 26, 2013, the NLRB issued a ruling which found certain no solicitation – no distribution policies of the retail outlet Target Corporation improper.  Per usual, these allegations developed as a result of an organizing campaign at the facility.  While a portion of the rule was found lawful, the following provisions were found unlawful…

On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the NLRB’s August 2011 Notice Posting rule was invalid.  Given that the Court had previously enjoined the implementation of the rule, such a ruling comes as no surprise.  However, the Court did not rule as to whether the…

While union organizing is decreasing in so many other parts of the economy, healthcare remains a target.  The Service Employees International Union in particular continues in its efforts to organize healthcare facilities throughout the U.S.  A recent example as to how disruptive such actions can be is set out in a recent settlement agreement reached…

On January 25, 2013, the D.C. Circuit Court invalidated President Obama’s three appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.   The decision in Canning v. NLRB not only calls into question the “recess appointment” power of the President, but could paralyze the NLRB by putting hundreds of decisions in jeopardy.

Presidents have made so-called recess appointments…

On December 12, 2012, the NLRB reversed longstanding precedent in WKYC-TV, Inc., holding that dues checkoff provisions continue in force after the labor contract expires.  (“Dues checkoff”  is the act of deducting union dues from employees’ wages and remitting them to the union.)  This decision overruled Bethlehem Steel, 136 N.L.R.B. 1500 (1962), which…

Recently, the NLRB has issued a number of decisions addressing social media in the workplace as it pertains to employers.  Last month, however, an NLRB judge rendered a decision addressing a Union’s potential liability and responsibilities for social media activities on its own Facebook page.  Interestingly, the judge addressed the posts and comments of the…

The NLRB’s recent decision in Banner Health System, 358 NLRB No. 93 (2012) has tongues wagging, and not just in the blogsphere.  In a controversial decision, the NLRB struck down an employment policy requiring employee confidentiality during workplace investigations.  The Board held that this type of “blanket” policy potentially prevents employees from engaging in…