Only in America can an employer win a vote against unionization but the federal government still require the company to install the union anyway!
NLRB ruling affirms importance of “entrepreneurial opportunity” in determining contract worker status, strengthens union rights in Michigan.
DOL’s new rule is more employer friendly, but it must be adhered to in order to avoid liability.
Nerd alert! Decimals have their point when it comes to rounding employees’ time under new U.S. Department of Labor opinion.
In a potential win for employers, proposed NLRB rule would again impose more stringent test on joint employer relationships.
Employers could gain advantage in potential wage claims by utilizing individual arbitration agreements.
NLRB memo states “ambiguities in work rules/employment policies are no longer interpreted against the drafter [the employer]...”
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed employers a valuable tool in ruling that mandatory class action waivers in employment agreements are enforceable.
Court rules employer infringed on employee’s right to “protected concerted activity” under the National Labor Relations Act when it fired him for dropping the F-bomb.
Recent labor law cases involving collective bargaining and right to work issues have implications even for non-union employers.
National Labor Relations Board rules employer violated National Labor Relations Act by terminating employees for bathroom talk involving concerted activity.
National Labor Relations Board ruling allows employees with access to company email accounts to use them for activities consistent with union organization and business.
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