In what would amount to the most significant overhaul to American Labor law since the passage of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) on March 9.
While the PRO has several more legislative stops on the road to
Recently, House Republicans renewed efforts to rein in expansion of two federal labor laws’ joint employer definition by introducing the Save Local Business Act (“SLRA”) (H.R. 3441). The SLRA limits how affiliated companies are considered joint employers for collective bargaining liability purposes and within wage and hour laws.
The SLRA represents an expanded effort to
The Office of the General Counsel for the NLRB has recently updated its memo summarizing recent social media decisions. The memo provides a reference for employers regarding the limitations on disciplining or terminating employees based on comments they make on FaceBook and other social media sites.
The first case summary in the memo is telling.
The NLRB published today its new poster regarding employees rights to form labor unions under the NLRA, mentioned in our prior blog posting. A copy is available here.
Meanwhile, the National Association of Manufacturers has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the rule, stating that “[t]he Board’s promulgation of the Rule is in
Yesterday, the NLRB published the final version of its new rule requiring most private employers to post a notice to employees informing workers about their rights to form a labor union. The posting is similar to the one that government contractors are already required to post. (See DOL Fact Sheet).
The new rule is