by Girish Anand | Apr 27, 2011 | Federal Labor Law, NLRB
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) extends workplace safeguards to employees' "protected concerted activity" in discussing wages, hours and working conditions, a protection that was generally thought to be confined to union organizing....
by Girish Anand | Feb 9, 2011 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law, NLRB, Random Musings, State Labor Law
The courts have yet to weigh in, but a recent settlement between the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and a Connecticut ambulance company may mean more freedom of speech—or at least retaliatory protection—for employees who post comments about their...
by Girish Anand | Jan 17, 2011 | Federal Labor Law
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and subsequent amendments and revamps such as the Taft-Hartley Law, union organizers collect signatures on cards from workers at a company, which they can then submit to the owner to certify the union or send to the...
by Girish Anand | Jun 22, 2010 | Federal Labor Law
Under Executive Order 13496 issued by President Obama early in his administration, federal contractors and subcontractors are obligated to inform their workforces of their right to join a union. After a lengthy internal government review and public commentary period,...
by Girish Anand | Sep 21, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
Good news comes from Gallup–and the good ol’ American public itself–for those business owners and managers who fear that a tidal wave of unionization will increase their costs and rigidize (is that a word? how about comatose-ize?) their workforces....