Labor Days
NLRB Leadership in Flux: Chair Gwynne Wilcox’s Unprecedented Firing, a Quorum-Less Board, and Implications for Employers
President Trump wasted no time shaking up the labor and employment law landscape. As anticipated, Trump discharged NLRB General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, a Biden appointee serving a four-year term. Abruzzo’s removal…
NLRB Extends Effective Date of New Joint-Employer Rule Amidst Legal Challenges
In the wake of challenges to the NLRB’s new joint-employer rule, the NLRB extended the effective date of the new rule from December 26, 2023, to February 26, 2024. As we previously reported, the rule expands the scope…
Are We Being Taped? – The Second Circuit Weighs in on Workplace Taping
In the era of the ever-present cell phone, where many people seem to video and record (and then post to social media) virtually everything that goes on in their lives, employers have tried to limit such activity in the…
Former NLRB Member Reemphasizes Confusion Created by Browning-Ferris Decision
Successful businesses expand. Sometimes they even franchise themselves, offering opportunities for other small businesses to take root. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decision has expanded liability for…
What All Employers Can Learn from Ellen Pao’s Resignation from Reddit
You might have been following the latest news on Ellen Pao, the interim CEO of Reddit, who just resigned her position last week. Ms. Pao was also the plaintiff in a high profile sexual harassment lawsuit against her…