by Editorial Staff | Sep 28, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), NLRA, NLRB
In response to the continuing global coronavirus pandemic, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Council Peter Robb released guidance on the NLRB’s current stance on labor law violations. Issued on September 18th, 2020, General Council Memo 20-14 summarizes...
by Girish Anand | Jan 20, 2020 | NLRA, NLRB
As part of a settlement signed this month, CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in back pay, the largest monetary remedy in the history of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The back pay amount, larger than what the agency collects on average in a typical year,...
by Girish Anand | Dec 13, 2019 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered an administrative law judge (ALJ) to accept a settlement offered by McDonald’s USA, LLC in a case involving employees at Illinois franchises fired for their efforts in Fight for $15 picketing. The Obama-era...
by Girish Anand | Nov 20, 2019 | DOL, EEOC, NLRB
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is set to issue a rule next month defining a “joint employer” relationship, according to the federal government’s fall regulatory agenda released today. The Department of Labor (DOL) and National...
by Girish Anand | Oct 22, 2019 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced a new policy requiring that all affidavits, correspondence, position statements, documentary or other evidence in connection with unfair labor practice or representation cases processed in regional offices be...
by Girish Anand | Oct 1, 2019 | FLSA, NLRB
In a case with potentially sweeping implications for franchise operators everywhere, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — arguably the most liberal in the country — sided today with corporate behemoth McDonald’s against employees claiming it was...
