Occupational Safety and Health Administration opens the door for unions to enter non-unionized workplaces *

USA - May 14 2013
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") is authorized to conduct workplace…

Co-authors: Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden , Yendelela M. Neely, Susan W. Pangborn.

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Department of Homeland Security revises Form I-9 *

USA - March 8 2013
On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), a subdivision of the Department of Homeland Security, introduced a revised…

Co-authors: David C. Lindsay, Diane L. Prucino, Chuck Rice, Susan W. Pangborn.

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Department of Labor amends Family and Medical Leave Act regulations *

USA - February 7 2013
On February 6, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a revised set of regulations interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA")…

Co-authors: David C. Lindsay, James H. Coil III, Chuck Rice, Susan W. Pangborn.

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D.C. Circuit invalidates President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB *

USA - January 25 2013
In a January 25, 2013, decision in Noel Canning v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated President Obama's…

Co-authors: Charles E. Feuss, Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden , Richard D. Haygood, Susan W. Pangborn.

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NLRB requires employers to bargain with unions prior to imposing discipline *

USA - December 26 2012
When an employer has union-represented employees, the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") generally prohibits the employer from implementing changes to…

Co-authors: Charles E. Feuss, Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden , Richard D. Haygood, Susan W. Pangborn.

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