Category: Labor Relations
NLRB Decision Makes It Harder to Make Changes in Unionized Workplaces
On December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that will make it harder for employers to make changes to their…
NLRB Restricts Employer-Mandated Meetings Regarding Unionization
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides employees with the ability to engage in protected concerted activities to improve their working conditions, including the right…
U.S. Supreme Court Reins in NLRB Ability to Obtain Injunctions
In a win for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court recently made it harder for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to obtain injunctive relief against…
Texas Court Invalidates New NLRB Joint-Employer Rule
Updated August 1, 2024: On July 19, 2024, the NLRB filed a notice with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that it was withdrawing from…
Wearing “Black Lives Matter” On Uniform Can Be Protected Activity Under NLRA
On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that an employer violated federal law when it directed an employee to…
Yet Another New NLRB Joint-Employer Test
Over the last decade, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has a pattern of overruling itself in how it determines whether an entity can be…
How a Recent National Labor Relations Board Ruling Affects Workplace Rules, Employee Handbooks
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and James Ward discuss the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling in…
Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new legal standard for evaluating employer handbook rules — raising the level of scrutiny…
Supreme Court Rules Employer Can Sue Union for Intentional Damage During Strike
On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled — in a near unanimous 8-1 opinion — that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) doesn’t…
NLRB Restricts Employers’ Ability to Discipline Employees for Outbursts
On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision, Lion Elastomers LLC II, that could make it more difficult to discipline…
