n a sweeping victory for labor unions, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law which sought to ban unions from requiring union fees as … Read more

n a sweeping victory for labor unions, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law which sought to ban unions from requiring union fees as … Read more
Respect to the employment law bloggers, reporters, and others who have been trying to read the tea leaves to predict what Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record as … Read more
The job of supervising employees in a unionized environment has its own unique set of rules and challenges. HR professionals need to provide supervisors … Read more
A staff handbook (also known as a Policies and Procedures Manual) is something every company, regardless of size, should have. It is especially useful at … Read more
Over the weekend, my HR buddy Heather Kinzie and I exchanged emails about employees discussing politics on social media. Serendipitously, a recent employee … Read more
Over the last seven+ years, the National Labor Relations Board has consistently expanded collective bargaining rights in a variety of employment settings. … Read more
I came across Littler Mendelson’s Executive Employer Survey Report, which “examines the legal, economic and social issues having the greatest impact on the … Read more
More than a quarter of HR professionals are already reporting an increase in workplace political volatility compared to previous election seasons, … Read more
More and more employers, union and non-union alike, are getting ensnared in efforts by the National Labor Relations Board to aggressively expand employee … Read more
By Sarah J. Moore In a deadlocked 4-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court could not reach a majority consensus in determining whether it is unconstitutional … Read more
By Eric B. Meyer Folks, it’s been a crappy 2016 for Chipotle. Last year, Chipotle’s National Social Media strategist saw a series of tweets from a Chipotle … Read more
By Eric B. Meyer On Sunday, my Google Alert for “Fired AND Facebook OR Twitter” yielded several related stories that scratched my itch: “I can’t afford to … Read more
By Michael J. Lotito and Ilyse Schuman For the last three decades, Justice Antonin Scalia served as a staunch and reliable conservative voice on the U.S. … Read more
By Nelson D. Cary and Liz Cramer A federal appellate court, the Richmond, Virginia-based Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, recently reigned-in the … Read more
By Eric B. Meyer Remember the Employee Free Choice Act? Back in 2009, the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as “card check,” was introduced in both … Read more
By Eric B. Meyer It’s seen by some as making labor organizing akin to a civil right. “Woo hoo!” said none of you. On Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., … Read more
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, I shared the most unique late-to-work excuses. “I have a bad habit of eating breakfast in the morning, and I lost track … Read more
By Gregory D. Hanscom With a few key strokes last month, the National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-2 decision down party lines, wiped away years of … Read more
By Steven Bernstein, Richard Meneghello, and Matthew Korn In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a broad new standard for … Read more
By Nelson Cary and George Stevens This week, the long-running saga of whether NCAA Division I football players are employees under the National Labor … Read more