Category: Labor Relations
NLRB Rescinds Most Recent Joint Employer Rule
In 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rule updating its joint employer test to be more expansive for applying the National…
Federal Court Largely Suspends California’s New Labor Law
On December 26, 2025, a federal court temporarily blocked major provisions of a new California labor law that would have given the California Public Employment…
NLRB Challenges California Law Expanding State Labor Board Power
On October 15, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit against California challenging a new state labor law that would expand the…
NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Guidance Memoranda
With every change in presidential administration comes a reshuffling of priorities and appointees. Some of the most consequential changes for employers this round are those…
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…
