After last year’s unfortunate DOL investigation (which we reported in The Labor Department’s View of Santa’s Workshop), Santa decided to bring in an experienced Human Resources Director to shore things up. Susan Walker, a long ...
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals just dealt a slight blow to Wisconsin’s 2015 “right to work law” by finding that the provision governing the law’s abbreviated time period for revoking authorization for union dues ...
A federal appeals court just approved the right of off-duty hospital employees to picket their employer under certain circumstances. Is picketing on premises presumptively permissible? Capital Medical Center of Olympia, WA, was engaged in a ...
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the long-awaited opinion in Janus v. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 holding that the First Amendment prevents public sector unions from ...
The NLRB’s General Counsel recently issued guidance for employers outlining the analysis by which the NLRB (“the Board”) will evaluate the lawfulness of handbook provisions and work rules promulgated and maintained by employers. As we ...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently denied reinstatement to a Minnesota police officer by reversing an arbitration award that was deemed contrary to public policy. This marks only the second time that the Court of ...
Attorney John Ring has now been confirmed by the United States Senate to take his place as the fifth member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB is now at its full complement ...
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the reinstatement of an employee who was let go for picket line behavior that included shouting racist comments toward African American replacement workers. The employer locked out their ...
