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NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Guidance Memoranda
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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
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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
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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 Reigns in NLRB Ability to Obtain Injunctions
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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
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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
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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…

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…

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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…