D.C. Circuit Court invalidates NLRB's poster rule *

USA - May 8 2013
Two years ago, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") published a rule that would require all employers covered by the National Labor Relations…

Co-authors: Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden .

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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: Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Charles E. Feuss, Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden , 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: Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Charles E. Feuss, Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden , Susan W. Pangborn.

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Rules regarding the confidentiality of workplace investigations can violate the National Labor Relations Act *

USA - September 8 2012
On July 30, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Banner Estrella Medical Center, reiterating that employers do not have a right to ask employees to keep internal workplace investigations confidential in all cases. 

Co-authors: Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Randall D. Avram, Amy Jo Phillips, John W. Alden , Susan W. Pangborn.

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National Labor Relations Board provides a road map for social media policies *

USA - June 6 2012
Social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and personal blogs, give employees an unprecedented opportunity to spread unflattering or even financially damaging information about their employers to a wide audience.

Co-authors: Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Randall D. Avram, Amy Jo Phillips, John W. Alden , Susan W. Pangborn.

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