by admin | Aug 17, 2015 | NLRA, NLRB
In a unanimous decision, the National Labor Board (NLRB) today declined to assert jurisdiction in the case involving Northwestern University football players who receive grant-in-aid scholarships. The board did not determine if the players were statutory employees...
by admin | Aug 1, 2015 | FLSA, NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), with a 2-1 majority, ruled this past week that a lone employee filing a lawsuit that seeks class action status is engaging in “protected, concerted activity,” and thus that person’s subsequent termination...
by admin | Jul 5, 2015 | NLRA, NLRB
On July 5, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) into existence, and along with it, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). On the observance of the law’s 80th anniversary, current NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston...
by admin | Jun 22, 2015 | NLRA, NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to promote awareness among Colombian workers, their employers and business owners of their rights and...
by admin | Apr 6, 2015 | NLRA, NLRB
Since the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have been published in bound volumes. Since the NLRB’s headquarters in Washington, DC, will be moving to a smaller location this...
by admin | Jan 12, 2015 | NLRA, NLRB
Citing violations of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and various sections of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Chamber of Commerce of the United States has sued to have the recent “Quckie Election” rule...