by Girish Anand | Sep 20, 2019 | NLRA, NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on Sept. 23, 2019, proposing a rule regarding students. Addressing a recurring question regarding the definition of “employee” under Section 2(3) of...
by Girish Anand | Sep 11, 2019 | NLRA, NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has loosened the standard of when a unionized employer’s unilateral action in changing the terms or conditions of employment violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The Republican board majority adopted a...
by Girish Anand | Sep 6, 2019 | NLRA, NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday asked for feedback on exactly when workers’ offensive outbursts become egregious enough to lose the protection of federal labor law, signaling a likely shift from the Obama administration’s expansive view on...
by Girish Anand | Sep 3, 2019 | NLRA, NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that misclassifying workers as independent contractors does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The decision came on Aug.29 when the board reviewed the case, Velox Express, Inc. and Jeannie Edge. In...
by Girish Anand | Mar 5, 2019 | DOL, FLSA, NLRB
The Department of Labor (DOL) has sent a proposal on defining a joint employer relationship to the White House and its Office of Management and Budget (OMB), signaling that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) will soon follow. According to the Wall Street Journal,...
by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2019 | NLRA, NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has returned to its longstanding independent-contractor standard, reaffirming the board’s adherence to the traditional common law test. In doing so, the board clarified the role entrepreneurial opportunity plays in its...
