LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The Board's Acting General Counsel has issued guidance on the rules; their full impact will depend on the outcome of a lawsuit challenging their implementation, with a decision due by May 15.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Cross-Practice Alert
Timothy Lynch, Doreen Davis, Linda Griggs
The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , 558 U.S. —, 130 S.Ct. 876 (2010), lifted long-standing limits on corporate and labor union political spending. Prior to Citizens United , ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Three district courts to consider D.R. Horton have distinguished or rejected the NLRB's holding that it was a violation of the NLRA to condition employment on an agreement providing all employment disputes and claims would be resolved in arbitration.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Doreen Davis, Ross Friedman
Judge upholds Board's authority to issue the rule requiring notice, but strikes down penalty provisions.
Presentation | Speech
Philip Miscimarra
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Michael Ossip, Corrie Conway, Silvia LeBlanc, Sarah Andrews
Proposed rules impact exigency leave and military caregiver leave and include clarifications on increments of intermittent leave.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The NLRB in D.R. Horton holds that the home builder violated the NLRA by conditioning employment on agreements providing that all employment disputes and claims would be resolved in arbitration, and foreclosing any litigation of "class" or "collective" claims in court or arbitration.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Employers covered by the NLRA should prepare for the possibility of organizing campaigns with expedited representation election procedures that provide extremely limited pre-election hearings and restrictive appeal options; elections will be held much more quickly than the current median of 38 days after the petition is filed.
Presentation | Webinar
Jonathan Fritts, Ross Friedman
This one-hour interactive webinar addressed the key implications of recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and rulemaking initiatives promoting union organizing, which impact all employers covered by the National... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
By a 2–1 vote today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) decided to move forward with major changes to the Board's representation election procedures. The vote adopted a subset of procedural reforms first pr... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On August 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued a Final Rule (Rule) that requires all employers subject to the Board's jurisdiction—i.e., the vast majority of employers doing business in the United ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On October 12, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce conducted a hearing regarding new legislation—the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094)—which would prevent the National Labor Relations Bo... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On October 5, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) announced that it would delay the effective date, until January 31, 2012 , of its Final Rule requiring all employers subject to the Board's jurisdiction—i.e.... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On the final working day of Chairman Wilma Liebman's term at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), the Board issued three significant decisions that promote union organizing and protect new or established union ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On August 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) announced that it would issue a Final Rule, to be effective on November 14, 2011, that would require all employers subject to the Board's jurisdiction—i.e., ... more
Presentation | Comments
Lauren Marzullo, Ross Friedman, Philip Miscimarra, Charles Cohen
These comments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), submitted on behalf of the CDW, address the Board's Proposed Rule on the filing and processing of petitions relating to union representation of employees f... more
Presentation | Podcast
Philip Miscimarra, Charles Cohen
This podcast series features Morgan Lewis senior counsel Charles I. Cohen and Morgan Lewis partner Philip A. Miscimarra, along with guest speaker Michael J. Eastman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Labor Law Policy, as they discuss proposed NLRB election rules.
Presentation | Podcast
Philip Miscimarra, Charles Cohen
This podcast series features Morgan Lewis senior counsel Charles I. Cohen and Morgan Lewis partner Philip A. Miscimarra, along with guest speaker Michael J. Eastman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Labor Law Policy, as they discuss proposed NLRB election rules.
Presentation | Podcast
Philip Miscimarra, Charles Cohen
This podcast series features Morgan Lewis senior counsel Charles I. Cohen and Morgan Lewis partner Philip A. Miscimarra, along with guest speaker Michael J. Eastman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Labor Law Policy, as they discuss proposed NLRB election rules.
Presentation | Podcast
Charles Cohen
Comments from Charles Cohen following his testimony at the National Labor Relations Board hearing on July 18, 2011.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On May 26, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) ruled that a union's display of a large inflatable rat balloon at a secondary employer's premises in order to protest the labor practices of its nonunion contractor i... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On December 21, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) announced a new proposed rule that would require all employers subject to the Board's jurisdiction—the vast majority of employers doing business in the United St... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued two decisions that modify its standard remedial order in unfair labor practice cases. In J. Picini Flooring , 356 N.L.R.B. No. 9, the Board modified its stan... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In a case of first impression, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board), now operating under a Democratic majority, issued a controversial decision on August 27 that expands the labor movement's ability to wage pub... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Employers are increasingly entering into mandatory arbitration agreements with individual employees, requiring that employment disputes be resolved by an arbitrator rather than in court. These agreements often contain class and... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In New Process Steel, L.P. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. , No. 08-1457, decided June 17, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 3(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act requires that the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) ma... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On May 20, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final regulations describing how federal contractors and subcontractors will provide notice of employee rights under the federal labor laws. The final regulations were is... more
Presentation | Podcast
Charles Cohen
Senior counsel and former NLRB member Charles Cohen discusses recent recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.
Presentation | Webinar
Anne Estevez, Mark Zelek, Sharon Lisitzky
Outside Publication | Book
Michael Lignowski, Philip Miscimarra, Ross Friedman, Andrew Scroggins
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On December 7, delegates to the founding convention of National Nurses United (NNU) held in Phoenix, Arizona voted unanimously to create a 150,000-member nursing "superunion." NNU is being formed through the consolidation of th... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a politically active labor organization with close ties to the Obama Administration, announced that on December 14 it will engage in nationwide protests of financial institutions... more
Presentation | Podcast
Philip Miscimarra
The current downturn has left many companies scrambling to manage workplace issue—ranging from how to avoid a brain drain to how they can provide better value to customers and clients. Employees, for their part, face the ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In a generally anticipated move, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) will publish a rule tomorrow rescinding the Bush administration's most recent changes to the LM-2 union report filed und... more
Presentation | Webinar
Ann Painter, Eric Meckley, Christopher Parlo, Melinda Riechert
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In a case involving employee use of a company email system for union-related purposes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision in Register-Guard v. NLRB , No. 07-1528 (July 7, 2009), rej... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
All employers should take note of a forthcoming significant reorganization at the Department of Labor (DOL) involving the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), the Office of Federal Contr... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On April 1, in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett , No. 07-581, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the enforceability of provisions contained in collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) mandating the arbitration of statutory claims, including... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The much-anticipated Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced today in the House and the Senate. The development comes after heavy speculation last week that Democrats were preparing to again push the legislation. As disc... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Rumors have started to swirl from multiple sources that Representative George Miller (D-California) and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) may introduce the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) in the House and possibly the Senate ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
With a quick stroke of the presidential pen on Friday, January 30, 2009, President Obama signed three executive orders that will greatly impact federal government contractors. The orders mark a dramatic shift from Bush administ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Now that the Democratic and Republican conventions have concluded and the November 4 presidential election is quickly approaching, employers can expect to see a spike in political activities by their employees. This is especial... more
Presentation | Speech
Jonathan Fritts
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Santucci, Jr.