Larenz D. Jones

Sep 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Dailey |Larenz D. Jones |Paul Salvatore

A recent report from the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions underscores the dramatic increase in unionization across higher education—particularly in the private sector—among tenure- and non-tenure track faculty, postdoctoral and academic researchers, graduate student workers, and undergraduate student workers.

Sep 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Joshua Fox |Larenz D. Jones

On August 22, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (the ““Board”“) issued a decision in Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio San Pedras, 373 NLRB No. 89 (2024), marking a significant departure from its previous stance on accepting unilateral consent orders. This decision effectively eliminates the use of consent orders as a means of resolving unfair labor practice (“ULP”) charges—a practice that had been in place for over three decades.

Sep 3, 2024 | lexology.com | Joshua Fox |Larenz D. Jones

On August 22, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (the ““Board”“) issued a decision in Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio San Pedras, 373 NLRB No. 89 (2024), marking a significant departure from its previous stance on accepting unilateral consent orders. This decision effectively eliminates the use of consent orders as a means of resolving unfair labor practice (“ULP”) charges—a practice that had been in place for over three decades.

Jul 29, 2024 | mondaq.com | Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Larenz D. Jones

On July 24, 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction seeking to bar enforcement of New Jersey's Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights Law (the "Law"). The Circuit Court found that the Law does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from enacting measures that discriminate against or unduly burden interstate commerce.

Jul 28, 2024 | lexology.com | Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Larenz D. Jones

On July 24, 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction seeking to bar enforcement of New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law (the “Law”). The Circuit Court found that the Law does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from enacting measures that discriminate against or unduly burden interstate commerce.