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5 Jun 2012, 4:38 am by Brennan W. Bolt
Push for Title VII to Cover Labor Rights: Derrick Cain at Bloomberg BNA covers a forum at the Century Foundation in which Richard Kahlenberg asserts the right to unionize should be protected by Title VII because the National Labor Relations Act "has no teeth and needs stronger enforcement provisions": According to Kahlenberg, putting a labor rights package into Title VII could increase current fines for violations by three times, and allow for more transparency. [read post]
1 Jun 2012, 3:39 am by Brennan W. Bolt
NLRB Finds Valid Impasse: Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. [read post]
31 May 2012, 3:17 am by Brennan W. Bolt
New Social Media Guidance: The National Labor Relations Board's Acting General Counsel issued a third memorandum on social media cases. [read post]
30 May 2012, 3:29 am by Brennan W. Bolt
More on NLRB Member Flynn's Resignation: Abigail Rubinstein of Law360 (paid) writes that Flynn's resignation "sets the stage for another high-stakes political confrontation between the president and Congress over the board's composition, even as the fight over previous appointments continues in the courts. [read post]
29 May 2012, 3:25 am by Brennan W. Bolt
NLRB Board Member Resigns: Multiple news outlets such as the Wall Street Journal (paid), Boston.com, The Hill, and Reuters are covering the resignation of National Labor Relations Board Member Terence Flynn. [read post]
25 May 2012, 3:36 am by Brennan W. Bolt
Expired CBAs Required Company to Maintain Retiree Benefits: The Arizona Daily Star reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment finding that Raytheon improperly stop paying for health insurance for its retirees when a new agreement was reached with the union no longer requiring the company to provide that benefit. [read post]
24 May 2012, 4:18 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Attorney: Legal issues involving NLRB are complicated" -- LegalNewsline.com The reactions to a court ruling invalidating the National Labor Relations Board's implementation of new procedures for conducting votes for union elections were predictable. [read post]
23 May 2012, 4:07 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Craig Becker, Former Labor Board Member, Jumps To AFL-CIO" -- Huffington Post The AFL-CIO announced Tuesday that Craig Becker, a former appointee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), will be returning to the labor federation as co-general counsel, helping guide the AFL-CIO's legal strategies on behalf of unions and workers. [read post]
22 May 2012, 3:58 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Witnessing History: The State Of Labor Law In 2012" -- Metropolitan Corporate Counsel No matter where you stand on the issues, it would be hard to deny that 2012 has been an extraordinary period in the arena of labor law. [read post]
21 May 2012, 4:58 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Federal Court of Appeals says Cleveland Orchestra must bargain with national union over electronic media" -- Cleveland.com Managers of the Cleveland Orchestra must negotiate with the national musicians union on matters of electronic media, a federal court said Thursday. [read post]
17 May 2012, 4:27 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Inglewood healthcare workers file complaint against Centinela Hospital" -- Los Angeles Wave Centinela Hospital Medical Center, the Prime Healthcare Services-owned hospital located at 555 E. [read post]
16 May 2012, 4:14 am by Brennan W. Bolt
The federal court ruling striking down the National Labor Relations Board's new "quickie" election rules and its aftermath have been the subject of much discussion this week. [read post]
15 May 2012, 3:15 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"NLRB Rule Speeding Union Elections Thrown Out by Judge" -- Bloomberg A rule change by the National Labor Relations Board that allows for faster votes on union elections was thrown out by a federal judge who said the agency lacked a quorum when it approved the measure. [read post]
14 May 2012, 3:39 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"House Dems call for hearing with NLRB watchdog" -- The Hill House Democrats are calling for the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) inspector general to appear before Congress. [read post]
11 May 2012, 4:33 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Starbucks baristas can't be union billboards: court" -- Chicago Tribune Starbucks baristas were out of line sticking Industrial Workers of the World pins all over their clothing in support of attempts to be part of a labor union, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday. [read post]
9 May 2012, 7:57 pm by Brennan W. Bolt
"State of the Unions: What It Means for Workers -- and Everyone Else" -- Knowledge@Wharton Labor unions have long been a potent force in American business and politics. [read post]
8 May 2012, 4:16 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Settlement paves way for end of hummus boycott" -- Crain's New York The pressure on Flaum Appetizing Corp. had been building for years: More than 120 supermarkets stopped selling its hummus, herring and cheeses; the world's largest kosher dairy company severed ties with it; and the National Labor Relations board rejected its argument that workers shouldn't get hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay because they were undocumented. [read post]