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Jan 24, 2025 | 
today.westlaw.com | Steven Bernstein |Todd Lyon |Joshua Nadreau
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Steven Bernstein |Todd Lyon |Joshua Nadreau
Our Labor Relations thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a running start to 2025. A New NLRB General Counsel Will Undo Much of the Current GC’s Prosecutorial EffortsWe expect Donald Trump to jettison Jennifer Abruzzo in short order (which may have already happened by the time you’re reading this) and appoint a new NLRB General Counsel.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Joshua Nadreau
The country’s first unionized college basketball team is no more. After making history just under a year ago, the union representing Dartmouth College men’s basketball players withdrew its petition on December 31 and will no longer seek to represent the players in collective bargaining.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Joshua Nadreau
In a significant move, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just overruled a Trump-era ruling and made it more challenging for unionized employers to make workplace changes without bargaining over the change with the union.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
law360.com | Steven Bernstein |Todd Lyon |Joshua Nadreau
By Steven Bernstein, Todd Lyon and Joshua Nadreau ( November 19, 2024, 2:26 PM EST) -- On Nov. 13, in Amazon.com Services LLC, the National Labor Relations Board banned mandatory employee meetings for purposes of discussing the subject of union representation — so-called captive audience meetings — and placed new restrictions on an employer's ability to require attendance at such meetings.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steven Bernstein |Todd Lyon |Joshua Nadreau
The National Labor Relations Board just banned mandatory employee meetings for purposes of discussing the subject of union representation – so-called “captive audience” meetings – and placed new restrictions on an employer’s ability to require attendance at such meetings. By abandoning more than 75 years of precedent, the Board significantly reshaped the legal landscape with yet another gift to unions in the waning days of the Biden administration.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Joshua Nadreau
In the recent Massachusetts state election, voters faced a pivotal decision on a ballot initiative aiming to eliminate the tip credit system. The proposal sought to require employers to pay tipped employees the full state minimum wage, regardless of the tips they receive. The initiative was met with significant attention from both employer groups and employee advocates. Ultimately, Massachusetts voters rejected the measure.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steven Bernstein |Todd Lyon |Joshua Nadreau
In a groundbreaking decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just tightened restrictions on what employers can say to workers about the impact of unionization, overturning a 40-year-old standard and raising the bar for what is considered a lawful communication. In a case involving a national hospitality chain, the Board ruled on Friday that employers can no longer broadly warn employees that unionizing could harm their direct relationship with management.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Joshua Nadreau
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Joshua Nadreau
While Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) benefits won’t roll out until May 2026, the employer contribution requirements kick in this January. Starting in 2025, any employer with at least one employee in the state will be required to submit quarterly premiums and may withhold up to 0.5% of employee wages to split the cost (or cover it entirely, depending on the size of the employer).
