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USA - March 26 2012
The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has announced a comprehensive update to its 1983 Hazard Communication Standard that will affect employers and workers in more than five million workplaces where hazardous chemicals are produced or handled.
USA - January 11 2012
The National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB" or the “Board”) has ruled that a mandatory arbitration agreement preventing employees from pursuing class or collective claims against their employer is unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the “Act”).
USA - December 22 2011
We reported in a Legal Alert dated December 2, 2011 that the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") had authorized the adoption of a final rule changing some of the procedures the NLRB follows in cases seeking to determine union representation status.
USA - November 8 2011
A growing percentage of our workforce participates in social media activities, and many of these bloggers, "tweeters" and "frienders" make posts online that are distinctly at odds with their employers' business objectives.
USA - October 13 2011
Historically, employers have been free to obtain and use background information about an applicant or employee for employment purposes, except for minimal regulation by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and some states regarding how the information is obtained.
