Labor Days
NLRB Approves Video Hearing For Nurses Against Hospital’s Opposition – But It’s Not All Bad…
In an August 13 decision the National Labor Relations Board upheld an administrative law judge’s decision denying William Beaumont Hospital’s motion for an in-person hearing for an unfair labor practice charge. The…
Thanks for the Clarification: NLRB Says No, You Cannot Ordinarily Throw the F-Bomb At Your Boss
How times change. In 2017, a foul-mouthed advocate of purported employee rights delighted in outing on Facebook his boss—a hard-driving banquet manager who clearly didn’t get the whole employee-relations thing—as a…
Consistency is Key - for Employee Masks and T-Shirts in the Workplace
On Tuesday July 21, 2020, Kelley Drye’s Labor and Employment Practice hosted a webinar focused on best practices for navigating challenges of the “not so normal” workplace of 2020. A workplace where employers are…
Upcoming Webinar: NOT NORMAL - The Challenges of a Changed Workplace
[" <\/a>\n JOIN US: TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020","12:30PM EST<\/h4>\nFour months ago, the Dow was close to 30,000, employment rates were at historic highs, the coronavirus was still “novel,” and millions had not yet taken…
80 Years of Precedent Restored: Discretionary Discipline and an Employer’s Duty to Bargain in Advance of a First Contract
This week, in 800 River Road Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Care One at New Milford, 369 NLRB No. 109, the National Labor Relations Board overruled a 2016 decision, and held that an employer does not have a duty to…