Labor Relations / Unions

Stay on the right side of NLRA when designing your dress code

01/10/2025

The 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.

Federal court decision may cripple NLRB authority

01/03/2025

Last month we reported on a federal judge’s ruling that struck down National Labor Relations Board rules that prevent the agency’s administrative law judges from being fired at will. The opinion could hamstring the NLRB’s ability to conduct its business of enforcing the National Labor Relations Act.

Court: Process for removing NLRB judges is unconstitutional

12/16/2024

A federal judge on Dec. 11 struck down National Labor Relations Board rules that prevent the agency’s administrative law judges from being fired at will.

Senate denies McFerran’s renomination as NLRB chair, blocks bid for Democratic control through 2026

12/16/2024

Under Republican control, the NLRB will likely move quickly to reverse several major pro-union and pro-employee rulings issued since 2021.

Trump to nominate Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union Republican, to become labor secretary

11/25/2024

Regarded as one of the only pro-union Republicans in Congress, Chavez-DeRemer co-sponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize Act when the House of Representatives passed it in 2023.

NLRB rules ‘captive-audience’ meetings unlawful

11/18/2024

The much-anticipated decision overturned a 76-year-old precedent and is sure to amplify criticism that the NLRB is too pro-union.

NLRB mandate: Amend stay-or-pay rules by Dec. 6

10/25/2024

Offering especially generous benefits such as paying a signing bonus, reimbursing college tuition, covering relocation expenses or providing costly training 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.

Fed agencies by the numbers for FY 2024

10/15/2024

The EEOC, National Labor Relations Board and OSHA have released new statistics on their activities during federal fiscal year 2024, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024.

Judge enjoins NLRB in-house trial over constitutional challenge

10/10/2024

The 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.

McFerran’s renomination as NLRB chair under fire over divisive speech

07/15/2024

As NLRB chair, Lauren McFerran’s leadership has drawn fire from business interests who contend the board’s recent rulings have run roughshod over employer rights. That has put her renomination in a precarious spot.