Tag: National Labor Relations Board

New NLRB Joint-Employer Test
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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
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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
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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
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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…

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Posted in Discipline Labor Relations

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…

severance agreement
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NLRB Restricts Use of Confidentiality, Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an important decision that may affect employers’ use of confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in…

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NLRB General Counsel Urges Board to Evaluate Employer Electronic Surveillance Practices

The federal National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects employees’ rights to engage in “concerted activities” with each other towards improving working conditions — a common…

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Posted in Social Media Workplace Policies

Recent NLRB Advice on Employer Policies, Arbitration Agreements

On June 14, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released two advice memoranda addressing common employment policies and arbitration agreements….

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NLRB Extends Comment Period on Proposed Joint-Employer Rule

In September 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published its new proposed rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)….

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NLRB Proposes Rule to Change Joint-Employer Standard

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made good on its promise to revisit the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations…