On Oct. 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its Final Rule on the joint-employer standard under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which will take effect Dec.
Continue Reading NLRB Announces Expanded Joint-Employer StandardSept. 28 WEBINAR | Historic NLRB Ruling Gives Workers Path to Unionize Without Having to Vote
Please join GT Labor & Employment Practice Shareholders Jonathan Sulds and Justin Keith Thursday, Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. ET in for a webinar following the National Labor Relations Board’s…
Continue Reading Sept. 28 WEBINAR | Historic NLRB Ruling Gives Workers Path to Unionize Without Having to VoteNLRB Creates New Election Standard
Overturning five decades of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific (372 NLRB No. 130) adopted a new election standard…
Continue Reading NLRB Creates New Election StandardNLRB Reverts to Heightened Legal Standard in Reviewing Employee Handbook Policies
In a trail of decisions turning back the clock to precedent under the Clinton-era Board, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reversed the standard of review for employee handbook…
Continue Reading NLRB Reverts to Heightened Legal Standard in Reviewing Employee Handbook PoliciesNY Legislature Passes Legislation Banning Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements; NYC, FTC Actions Pending; NLRB General Counsel Memorandum
In New York state, both houses of the Legislature have passed S.3100A/A.1278-B, which would add a new section 191-d to the Labor Law prohibiting “non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants.”…
Continue Reading NY Legislature Passes Legislation Banning Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements; NYC, FTC Actions Pending; NLRB General Counsel MemorandumNLRB Signals Challenge to Noncompete Agreements for Non-Supervisory Workers
On May 30, 2023, the General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took a step toward the federal regulation of employee noncompetition agreements. The GC published a…
Continue Reading NLRB Signals Challenge to Noncompete Agreements for Non-Supervisory WorkersNLRB Rules Broad – Yet Common – Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Are Unlawful
On Feb. 21, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that severance agreements with broad – yet common – confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions are unlawful. Employers routinely include confidentiality and…
Continue Reading NLRB Rules Broad – Yet Common – Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Are UnlawfulNLRB Proposes New Joint-Employer Standard
On Sept. 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. The Board…
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You Are Invited: Labor Law Changes Ahead – Practical Considerations for Every Employer – May 18
Join us for Part II of our Traditional Labor webinar series, which will discuss potential changes to employee and employer rights under the National Labor Relations Act under the Biden…
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A Look Ahead: The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration and What Employers Need to Know
On Friday, March 5, join us for a panel discussion focused on the new administration and the anticipated impact on employment and immigration laws and regulations. Employers and government contractors…
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