Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memorandum containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated developments during the Trump Administration. Our blog is exploring a different aspect of the memo each day during
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GC Memorandum 18-02 “Remedies” – Board’s Approach to Remedies
By: Howard M. Wexler, Esq. and Skelly Harper, Esq.
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memorandum containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated developments during the Trump Administration. Our blog is exploring a different aspect of the…
The Board’s Return to Civility and Common Sense Regarding Workplace Rules
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a decision issued late last week, The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (Boeing), the newly constituted “Trump” National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) announced that employers could once again maintain common sense rules regarding employee conduct at the workplace.
Of all the decisions issued in recent years…
NLRB Overturns Browning Ferris Joint Employer Standard
The NLRB has overruled Browning Ferris and returned to its previous standard for determining joint employer status. For more information, see our Management Alert here.
GC Memorandum 18-02 Suggests a More Sane Approach to Independent Contractors
By: Tiffany T. Tran, Esq. and Timothy M. Hoppe, Esq
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memorandum containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated developments during the Trump Administration. Our blog is exploring a different…
THE BIG(ger) BA(rgaini)NG THEORY
By: Bradford L. Livingston, Esq.
In yet another significant decision overturning a controversial Obama-era ruling, the NLRB has reverted to its prior standards in determining what will be an appropriate bargaining unit for union organizing and bargaining. PCC Structurals, Inc., 365 NLRB No. 160 (December 15, 2017). Just a day before his term on…
Will the NLRB Let Employers Go Back to Conducting Confidential Investigations in the Workplace?
By: Paul Galligan, Esq. & Samuel Sverdlov, Esq.
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memo containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated developments during the Trump Administration. Our blog is exploring a different aspect of the memo…
Successor General Counsel Robb Signals Potential Successorship Retrenchment
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memo containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated developments during the Trump Administration. Our blog is exploring a different aspect of the memo each day during…
Email Systems: GC Memorandum 18-02 Signals that the Trump Board May Review the Controversial Obama Board Changes Allowing Employees to Use Employer’s Email Systems for Protected, Concerted Activities
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memo containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated developments during the Trump Administration. Our blog is exploring a different aspect of the memo each day during…
Work Stoppages: GC Memorandum 18-02 Signals the “Trump Board” Will Have the Opportunity to Review Controversial Changes With Respect to Work Stoppages
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memo setting forth a wide range of issues that must be submitted to Advice before Complaints will be authorized. Generally these issues involve areas of the law where the “Obama Board” issued decisions departing from…