NLRB Returns Independent-Contractor Standard
January 31, 2019 3:19 pmLast week, the NLRB overturned its 2014 decision that made it harder for employers to classify workers as independent contractors.
Tag Archive: NLRB
NLRB Overturns Joint Employer Rule
December 20, 2017 12:30 pmLast week, the NLRB overruled their 2015 Browning-Ferris decision, resulting in no longer holding liable a business with indirect control over another company's employee decisions.
NLRB Extends Reach to Small Business
September 10, 2015 5:33 amThe NLRB recently issued a series of decisions--all of which have negative consequences for business—including one that could extend the jurisdiction of the NLRB to non-unionized small businesses.
Obama Vetoes House Bill on “Ambush” Elections
April 8, 2015 9:58 amIn an expected move, President Barack Obama last week vetoed a Congressional measure designed to block a potentially destructive new rule from the National Labor Relations Board.
NLRB Seeks Court Reversal on Arbitration Ruling
March 19, 2014 8:30 amThe NLRB recently filed a petition seeking a rehearing from a U.S. Court of Appeals on a ruling to reverse their Jan. 2012 ruling prohibiting employers from using individual arbitration agreements in employment contracts.
NLRB Revisits NSBA-Opposed Elections Rule
February 5, 2014 7:09 amEarlier today, NLRB announced plans to move forward on its elections rule, which was struck down in 2012 in district court for a quorum failure and would speed up the elections process in a unionizing campaign.
Supreme Court Weights “Recess” Appointments
January 16, 2014 1:00 amOn Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could invalidate more than a year’s worth of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and permanently alter the “advice and consent” dynamic between the President and the Senate.
NLRB Gives Up on Union Poster Rule
January 8, 2014 12:09 pmRulings this spring from two different U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals—both saying that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cannot...
NLRB Arbitration Decision Overturned
December 18, 2013 7:00 amRecently, a decision from the National Labor Relations Board prohibiting employers from using arbitration agreements in employment contracts was overturned by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, signaling a win for small business.
Griffin Confirmed as NLRB General Counsel
October 30, 2013 9:34 amThe Senate yesterday narrowly confirmed former union lawyer Richard F. Griffin Jr. as general counsel to the NLRB where he will begin serving a four-year term overseeing all investigations and prosecutions, and much more.
