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Tag Archives: NLRB
NLRB Releases Report About Social Media Cases Within Last Year
The Acting General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has released a report concerning the NLRB’s social media cases within the last year. The report presents 14 recent cases arising in the context of today’s social media, such … Continue reading
A Reminder About Union Organizing Activity
In Loparex v. NLRB,, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the NLRB’s decision that Loperex had engaged in unfair labor practices in violation of the NLRA. The decision is a reminder that Section 8(a)(1) offers employees … Continue reading
Discipline For Use Of Email May Constitute Unfair Labor Practice, D.C. Circuit Holds
In Guard Publishing Company v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that the employer engaged in unfair labor practices when it disciplined an employee for sending union-related e‑mail messages on the company’s e-mail system. … Continue reading
NLRB Nominations Clear Committee
Workplace Prof Blog has an update here on the three NLRB nominations that were voted out of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee. The NLRB issued a press release. Editorial commentary courtesy of the Washington Times here.
Is ObamaCare A Trojan Horse For Forced Unionization?
That is the opinion of the President of the National Right to Work Committee. His catch line is “ObamaCare is a Trojan Horse for more forced unionization.” His opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal can be found here.
4th Circuit Affirms Injunction Requiring Offers Of Employment To Union Workers
In Gary Muffley v. Spartan Mining Company, et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed an order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia requiring the defendant employer to offer employment … Continue reading
D.C. Circuit Denies Enforcement Of NLRB Order For Lack Of Quorum
The WSJ Blog has a post today here on a ruling by the D.C. Circuit last Friday refusing to enforce a decision by the NLRB on the ground that the two-member Board did not constitute a “quorum” and therefore lacked … Continue reading
Profane Remark About Employer Results In Forfeit Of Labor Protections
In Media General Operations, Inc. v. NLRB, the Fourth Circuit found that an employee’s profane remark about his employer caused him to forfeit the protection of the National Labor Relations Act’s prohibition against retaliation for engaging in a protected activity. … Continue reading
The Stark Reality Of Unionization
The Greenbrier Resort has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As noted in a post today at the VLW Blog here, the primary reason for the bankruptcy filing was the refusal of the nine unions representing the vast majority of the … Continue reading
Employee (No) Choice Act Introduced in House and Senate
The Employee (No) Free Choice Act of 2009 was introduced yesterday in the House and Senate. We posted on the EFCA yesterday here — The Death of Secret Ballot Elections in the Workplace. More after the break.
The Death of Secret Ballot Elections in the Workplace
According to the OpenCongress blog (here), the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is expected to be introduced in the House and Senate today. Unfortunately, there is nothing “free” about the EFCA, which would put an end to secret ballot elections … Continue reading
New EEOC And NLRB Chairs
The President has appointed new Chairs of the EEOC and NLRB. The new Acting Chair of the EEOC is Stuart Ishimaru, the senior-ranking Democrat in the EEOC. Wilma Liebman will be the new Chair of the NLRB. A Clinton appointee, … Continue reading
Supreme Court Opinions
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions on January 21, 2009, that have employment/labor law implications. Additional case information can be found on SCOTUS blog. In Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee, the Court held that Title IX of the Education … Continue reading
Tidbits
5th Circuit Affirms Award of Attorneys’ Fees to Employer Against the EEOC — Jotting by an Employers’ Lawyer. (The Court upheld the district court’s entry of summary judgment against the EEOC in a disability claim, and its award to the … Continue reading
Prepare Now For The Employee Free Choice Act
A column in the December 2008 issue of HR Magazine caught out attention recently. The article was entitled “Get Prepared for New Employee Free Choice Act.” As noted in other posts (here) the EFCA may become law after the new … Continue reading
