Tag:National Labor Relations Act
Corporate Counsel Insight
The Pros and Pitfalls of Regulating Workplace Political Speech
Elections tend to bring out campaign buttons, strong political opinions and hats promising to make America great. So what should employers do when their...
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Attorneys Predict Rise in Labor Activism
McDonald’s, Amazon and Instacart are only a handful of the companies whose employees have gone on strike, walked off the job or organized sick-outs...
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NLRB Issues New Joint-Employer Rule
The National Labor Relations Board announced a new rule last week to clarify what constitutes a joint-employer relationship under the National Labor Relations Act,...
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Misclassification Per Se Doesn’t Violate Labor Law, NLRB Rules
Employers face a litany of liabilities if they misclassify employees as independent contractors. But at least worker misclassification isn’t by itself a labor law...
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Corporate Counsel Insight
Gig Economy Gets Backing From NLRB
Uber and other gig economy companies are getting encouraging opinions from federal agencies on the use of independent contractors.
In an advice memo released this...
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DOL Proposes ‘Other’ Rules After Overtime
While employers are reviewing their pay practices for the overtime overhaul that the U.S. Department of Labor recently revealed, the DOL has followed up...
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With Arbitration, Public Antipathy Clashes With Case Law
Public pressure continues to build against some companies that use mandatory arbitration provisions. Tech giants and even law firms have come under the microscope...
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Companies See Publicity Opportunity in Dropping Arbitration After #MeToo
Facebook, Google and Uber have more in common than all being tech companies that have achieved dominance in Silicon Valley despite not existing two...
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