The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) recently released the decision Stericycle Inc., which revises the test for determining whether an employer’s workplace policies comply with the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Specifically, the decision reverses the Board’s former decision in Boeing Co. and adopts a new test: specifically, could a worker reasonably read, or interpret, a … Read more
On March 28, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced the launch of a “Know Your Rights” card series to educate workers on their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The launch begins with two tri-fold “Know Your Rights” cards. One card provides information about the rights afforded to immigrant employees. The other card … Read more
On September 7, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a proposed rule on the standard for determining whether an entity is a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Under the proposed rule, entities may be deemed joint employers if they “share or codetermine those matters governing employees’ essential terms and conditions of … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 28, 2019 Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), released three new decisions which overturned significant Obama-era precedents. The decisions establish that: (i) employers can restrict employees’ use of emails for nonbusiness purposes; (ii) workplace policies covering confidentiality during workplace investigations are lawful; and (iii) employers can … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on March 10, 2018 On February 26, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an Order vacating its recent decision which overturned the broad standard applied in determining joint employment. As we previously reported, on December 14, 2017, in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors and Brandt Construction Co., the NLRB … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 7, 2016 The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is an under-utilized law protecting union and non-union employee rights. Many employers do not realize that it applies to them, but the NLRA actually applies to just about every private employer whether or not your workplace is unionized. Section … Read more