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02/07/12 DOL Proposes New FMLA Regulations on Military Family Leave
Proposed rules impact exigency leave and military caregiver leave and include clarifications on increments of intermittent leave.
01/09/12 Arbitration Agreement Barring Class Litigation Violates the NLRA
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.
12/21/11 NLRB Implements Extraordinary Regulatory Overhaul to Election Procedures
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.
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11/16/11 GOP Legislators Oppose NLRB Notice Rule; Amicus Briefs Cite Early Legislative History
Charles Cohen and Philip Miscimarra are quoted.
07/18/11 Senior Counsel Testifies Before the National Labor Relations Board on Proposed Election Rules
Charles I. Cohen testifies before the NLRB on proposed election rules.
06/16/11 Morgan Lewis Partner to Testify at House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field Hearing
Philip Miscimarra will testify on Friday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at a field hearing in North Charleston, S.C.
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Our experience with and intimate knowledge of labor unions across American industry make our lawyers invaluable in collective bargaining, strike/work-stoppage preparation and management, labor arbitrations, mediations, and union organizing campaigns. Morgan Lewis attorneys operate in a wide array of forums, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Our attorneys are leading counselors on the most critical labor issues facing employers today, including the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). We:

  • Represent individual employers and national multiemployer bargaining associations in various industries, including aerospace, petrochemical, coal, trucking and rail.
  • Represent clients in NLRB and injunction proceedings.
  • Conduct labor arbitrations and mediations that help resolve disputes and facilitate positive relations between union and management.
  • Advise clients on the labor relations issues arising out of mergers, spin-offs, divestitures and business relations.
  • Pioneered the use of construction project labor agreements with the AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades international and local unions.