With a new president come changes in leadership at federal agencies. Here’s what’s new at the EEOC, NLRB and DOL.
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With a new president come changes in leadership at federal agencies. Here’s what’s new at the EEOC, NLRB and DOL.
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board under the Biden administration has been widely recognized as the most pro-worker, pro-union board in decades. With President-elect Trump about to take office, that’s soon to change.
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Act specifically allows workers to wear buttons signifying their support for a labor union. How many buttons? Recent cases brought before the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces the NLRA, have raised that very question.
Read MoreJudge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Dec. 11 said “tenure protections” for ALJs are unconstitutional. McFadden’s opinion could hamstring the NLRB’s ability to conduct its business of enforcing the National Labor Relations Act.
Read MoreLauren McFerran’s term expired Dec. 16, leaving President-elect Donald Trump free to install a Republican majority and potentially turn the NLRB into a business-friendly administrative agency.
Read MoreWe pay a $1,000 signing bonus to new employees in exchange for agreeing to commit to working for us for at least one year. A new employee requested a three-month leave of absence for the birth of her child; the leave would begin six months after her hire date. Can we pay the bonus in two parts?
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board on Nov. 13 said employers may not threaten to discipline or fire workers who refuse to attend meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization.
Read MoreThe Department of Labor has identified seven fine-print provisions in employment contracts that it believes violate the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Read MoreOffering especially generous benefits can certainly buy employees’ loyalty. But if you try to cement that loyalty with penalties for quitting before an agreed-upon period of time has passed, you may soon find yourself facing a National Labor Relations Board unfair labor practice charge.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court ruled that agency trials conducted by administrative law judges appointed by the agency violated the constitutional right to trial by jury. Since then, some employers have questioned the process that agencies like the NLRB use when charging employers with violating laws including the NLRA.
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