By: Glenn Smith, Esq. & Kaitlyn F. Whiteside, Esq.
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of the NLRB found that a cab company violated the NLRA by changing the length of the waiting period for employee health insurance from one year to sixty days.
On May 16, 2017, Chairman Miscimarra, Member
Seyfarth Synopsis: A three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put the National Labor Relations Board “on tilt” when it overturned a decision finding that Bellagio, LLC violated Section 8(a)(1) of the NLRA when it interfered with an employee’s Weingarten right to have a union
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit agrees with the Board that the use of profanity in a Facebook post was not “opprobrious enough” to lose the NLRA’s protections and justify the employer’s termination of the employee.
A server whose “conduct [sat] at the outer bounds of protected, union-related comments” when he
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent federal appeals court decision makes it even more difficult for an employer to withdraw recognition from a union that has lost majority support. Employers need to be aware of the possibility of union “gamesmanship” when deciding how to proceed.
An employer that withdraws recognition from
Seyfarth Synopsis: Administrative Law Judge found that the NLRA preempts part of Wisconsin’s right-to-work law that restricts employers from deducting union dues directly from employees’ paychecks.
If you are an avid reader of our blog, you will undoubtedly recall that approximately two years ago, Wisconsin became the then-25th
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should not presume that they are permitted to stop paying for employees’ medical benefits once they go out on strike. In a 2-1 decision, the NLRB recently held that — at least in some circumstances — medical benefits may be “accrued” simply by virtue of being employed. If
Seyfarth Synopsis: A review and analysis of select NLRB cases decided by President Trump’s new appointee as Secretary of Labor and former NLRB Member Alexander Acosta.
With the withdrawal of Andrew Puzder from consideration for the Secretary of Labor vacancy on President Donald Trump’s cabinet, former NLRB Member Alexander Acosta
By: Marshall B. Babson, Esq., Katherine Mendez, Esq., and Bryan Bienias, Esq.
Seyfarth Synopsis: Several organizations are planning nationwide strikes and boycott activities on February 16-17 to oppose Trump Administration and Republican policies. Employers impacted by these activities should be mindful of employees’ rights before responding.
Several labor and activist groups are calling for national
By: Christopher W. Kelleher, Esq.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB held that American Medical Response of Southern California (“AMR”) did not violate an employee’s rights during a police investigation of an EMT’s gun violence threat by not providing the EMT with a union representative.
In November 2015, an EMT working in San Bernardino County, CA
By: Robert J. Carty, Jr., Esq.
As our regular readers already know, the Supreme Court is poised to decide one of the most contentious issues facing the wage-and-hour world—namely, whether class- and collective-action waivers render workplace arbitration agreements unenforceable.
Well, it seemed poised until today. Now we need to sit tight until at least October.
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