NLRB delays notice posting rule’s effective date *

USA - December 28 2011
On December 23, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it would postpone its requirement that employers post a notice informing employees of their federal labor law rights until April 30, 2012.

Co-authors: Arrissa Meyer, Jonathan Wilson, Lawrence Morales II, Arthur Carter, Alex Stevens.

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NLRB: board’s aggressive agenda unabated: required notice, rulemaking, social media, and the Boeing case *

USA - December 7 2011
As promised, Part 2 of our NLRB Roundup1 takes a step back from the case law summarized in Part 1 to address other issues surrounding the current Board and its effect on the labor law landscape.

Co-authors: Arrissa Meyer, Jonathan Wilson, Lawrence Morales II, Arthur Carter, Alex Stevens.

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NLRB social media status update: is the board sending employers a friend request? *

USA - September 7 2011
Since the famous “Facebook firing” complaint in late 2010, many observers have worried that the majority-Democrat National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or the “Board”) social media focus was an attempt to establish pro-union, anti-employer precedent, giving employees free rein to disparage and criticize their employers online

Co-authors: Samuel Brett Glass, Arthur Carter, Alex Stevens, Matthew Deffebach.

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Emerging from the Marsh: the Texas Supreme Court clarifies and solidifies the enforcement of non-compete agreements in the employment context *

USA - August 15 2011
Here we go again!

Co-authors: Katie Chatterton, Meghaan C. McElroy.

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There is hope after all: Fifth Circuit holds that employers may still prevail on FLSA retaliation claims *

USA - July 28 2011
A June ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has provided a bit of a relief for employers who face Fair Labor Standards Act retaliation claims from employees.

Co-authors: Laura E. O'Donnell, Lawrence Morales II, Felicity A. Fowler.

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