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Labor Relations News Update June 24, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: NLRB General Counsel Says Employees Have Right to Use Employer E-Mail Systems for Union Organizing Does the NLRB believe it’s an “überagency?” NLRB General Counsel Says Employees Have Right to Use Employer E-Mail Systems for Union Organizing 6/20/2014 By Paul Derrick On Monday, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel filed a […]

Labor Relations News Update June 17, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Drunk employee who fell through roof still gets workers’ comp Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of June 9 – 13, 2014 DOL’s Industry-Specific Investigations Yield More Fruit         Drunk employee who fell through roof still gets workers’ comp Boyd A. Byers USA June 1 2014 After throwing back […]

Labor Relations News Update June 13, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: A New Map, Defined by Gas Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of June 2 – 6, 2014   A New Map, Defined by Gas JUNE 10, 2014 Vali R. Nasr WASHINGTON — Get ready for a new map of global economic power, this one redrawn by American shale gas. It could […]

Labor Relations News Update June 10, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Labor Pains: A Rising Threat to Stability in China UK Employees Entitled To Extra Pay During Annual Leave Board GC Hints At Big Changes Courts agree: Union’s latest tactics are illegal Healthcare Employers Must Be Consistent When Restricting Union Buttons and Other Insignia   June 10, 2014, 11:16 AM HKT. Labor Pains: […]

Labor Relations News Update June 9, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Unions Set High Goal: Collective Bargaining for All Workers Pensions back on the EU agenda Canada Aims to Sell Its Oil Beyond U.S. June 5, 2014, 7:07 AM ET. Unions Set High Goal: Collective Bargaining for All Workers By Melanie Trottman Organized labor has embarked on a project to develop legislation that […]

Labor Relations News Update June 6, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of May 27 – 30, 2014 Select events and news from the world of organized labor   Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of May 27 – 30, 2014 The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute […]

Labor Relations News Update June 5, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: National Labor Review Board (NLRB) Strikes Down Non-Solicitation Policy Canada: Labour leaders hammer premier on union certification bill National Labor Review Board (NLRB) Strikes Down Non-Solicitation Policy Non-solicitation and non-distribution policies are part of “old school” labor law, but on May 30, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board took a fresh look […]

Labor Relations News Update June 4, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Next UAW Chief to Confront Wage Dispute Italy: Bring your own device UPDATE 1-Norwegian oil dispute set for mediation after wage talks break down Record number of federal wage and hour lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act  Next UAW Chief to Confront Wage Dispute Dennis Williams Must Address Legacy of […]

Labor Relations News Update June 2, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: United Kingdom: Let the games begin – dealing with increased holiday requests NLRB Says Cussing Out Your Employer Is OK If You Are Upset About Work In China, managers are the new labor activists   United Kingdom: Let the games begin – dealing with increased holiday requests MacRoberts LLP  Katy Wedderburn  United […]

Labor Relations News Update May 30, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Managing the risks of a mobile workforce Coming to your workplace soon? Union organizing efforts via the company’s email system Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of May 19 – 23, 2014 Managing the risks of a mobile workforce Carlton Fields Jorden Burt James M. Sconzo USA May 27 2014 Retiring after […]