There have been many significant developments in the first half of 2019 impacting private employers in New York and New Jersey. Federal, state, and local legislatures and agencies have been
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Supreme Court Holds That Employer Sponsored Arbitration Programs do not Violate National Labor Relations Act
On May 21, 2018, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 584 U.S. ____ (2018), holding that…
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Revisiting the Great Joint Employment Debate
By Greenberg Traurig on
Michael J. Slocum authored a New Jersey Law Journal article titled “Revisiting the Great Joint Employment Debate: From ‘Browning-Ferris’ to ‘Hy-Brand’ and Beyond.” The article discusses the joint employment doctrine
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NLRB Returns to Browning-Ferris Test for Joint Employment
On Feb. 26, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued an order reinstating the Browning-Ferris standard for evaluating joint employer status, once again leaving franchisors open to…
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GT’s Labor & Employment Law Update 2017
Posted in Department of Labor, Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Law, FMLA, Labor, Legislation, NLRB, State Law
The past year saw many significant developments in the area of labor and employment law at all levels of government. Simply by way of example, new legislation imposed additional obligations…
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NLRB Overturns 4 Decisions that Adversely Impacted Employers
By Brenda L. Rosales on
Just this month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) successively overturned four decisions that adversely impacted employers and were made while President Obama was in office. The…
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Employer Guidance – National Immigrant Protests
Posted in Immigration, NLRB
In connection with “National Day without Immigrants” held on Thursday, Feb. 16 and Friday, Feb. 17, immigrant employees as well as supporters and sympathizers may have requested time off or,…
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Widens Circuit Split as to Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements
By Jack Gearan & Todd Wozniak on
Posted in Arbitration, NLRB
In a decision likely to have significant ramifications for employers, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that employers cannot require employees to individually…
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National Labor Relations Board Extends Reach of Browning-Ferris Joint Employment
By Michael J. Slocum & Jerrold Goldberg on
On July 11, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board extended the reach of its ground-breaking 2015 Browning-Ferris decision, which announced an expansive view of “joint employment,” and ruled that “employer…
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Get Ready for Even Quicker ‘Quickie’ Elections—NLRB Abandons Requirement for Signed Authorization Cards
By Justin Keith & Todd Wozniak on
As we’ve previously reported, on April 14, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) implemented new union election rules (Election Rules), which made significant changes to the Board’s…
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