Michelle Devlin

2 months ago | littler.com | Jim Paretti |Sam Wiles |Michelle Devlin

On January 27, 2025, the president removed National Labor Relations Board Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, leaving the Board with only two members: Chair Marvin E. Kaplan, a Republican, and Member David M. Prouty, a Democrat. That same day, the president also removed NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, and on February 1, 2025, fired her successor, Acting General Counsel Jessica Rutter. To date, the White House has not designated a new acting general counsel but is widely expected to do so shortly.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Michelle Devlin |Bradford Kelley |Rachel Marie Ring

In her last guidance memorandum before being terminated on January 27, 2025, former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo addressed the ongoing tension between the NLRA and the anti-discrimination statutes enforced by the EEOC. The memo addresses three areas where employers sought guidance: anti-discrimination and harassment policies; investigative confidentiality; and employee conduct in the course of NLRA-protected activity.

2 months ago | littler.com | Rachel Marie Ring |Bradford Kelley |Michelle Devlin

In her last guidance memorandum before being terminated on January 27, 2025, former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo addressed the ongoing tension between the NLRA and the anti-discrimination statutes enforced by the EEOC. The memo addresses three areas where employers sought guidance: anti-discrimination and harassment policies; investigative confidentiality; and employee conduct in the course of NLRA-protected activity.

Aug 30, 2023 | mondaq.com | Michael J. Lotito |Rachel Marie Ring |Michelle Devlin

NLRB adopted a modified "Joy Silk doctrine," which facilitates union organizing by card check instead of a secret ballot election. When a union demands recognition with a majority of employee-signed cards, the employer must either (i) recognize and bargain with the union or (ii) promptly file an RM petition to "test" the employees' support for the union if the union has not already filed for an election.

Aug 29, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Michelle Devlin |Michael J. Lotito |Rachel Marie Ring

August 29, 2023 Michelle Devlin, Michael Lotito, Rachel Ring Littler + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: NLRB adopted a modified “Joy Silk doctrine,” which facilitates union organizing by card check instead of a secret ballot election.