?A collection of nurses unions asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to order the U.S. Department of Labor to make permanent the agency’s emergency temporary standard... Read more »
For the past few years, California’s comprehensive privacy law known as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) included an important partial exemption for employees, applicants, and independent contractors, collectively known as workforce... Read more »
?Employees at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Lansing, Mich., have voted to unionize—the first union at the nationwide fast-food chain. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other media... Read more »
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently confirmed that employers cannot stop employees from displaying union insignia or wearing union apparel, unless they can prove a valid reason for the restriction.... Read more »
?Takeaway: When discussing performance or misconduct issues with an employee, the employee may reference their protected status. Employers should not let the employee change the subject, but should remain focused on the... Read more »
?Takeaway: This case highlights the risks inherent in making a termination decision based on a technical infraction that lacks apparent importance. It also shows that a lack of strong oversight by an... Read more »
?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Sept. 6 issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on the standard for who is a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The... Read more »
?On Aug. 31, the Biden administration updated its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidance on the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate. According to the new guidance, the federal government will take no... Read more »
?A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) official has rejected Amazon’s initial challenge to the union win at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM... Read more »
?Whether an employee is on continuous or intermittent leave, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) restrict sharing information about the employee in virtually the same... Read more »
