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Posted on Mar 15, 2023 on Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates, News, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Luis A. Torres and Robert G. Brody
In February, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) took aim at severance agreements, ruling that traditional confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses violate employees’ Section 7 rights. This is a departure from past NLRB rulings, …
Posted on Nov 7, 2022 on Employment, Labor Management Issues, News, NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a memorandum to all field offices announcing new measures to improve the Agency’s effectiveness in securing relief under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations …
Posted on Oct 26, 2022 on Employment, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
For years employers have been allowed to hold mandatory meetings or “captive audience speeches” to discuss their position on unions. These meetings are often in response to unionizing campaigns. Now, captive audience speeches may be …
Posted on Oct 18, 2022 on Employment, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Currently, union employees have the right to request a representative be present during investigatory interviews with company management that may lead to discipline. This right is referred to as the Weingarten rule or Weingarten Rights. …
Posted on Sep 27, 2022 on Employment, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
After losing its appeal earlier this month, Starbucks announced it would reinstate seven employees who were fired in February allegedly because they led efforts to unionize their Memphis store. Starbucks said these employees were terminated …
Posted on Aug 2, 2022 on Labor Management Issues, NLRB by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
The NLRB has been considering changing the Joint Employer standard since it announced its regulatory agenda in December 2021. It appears the NLRB will finally do this in September through the rulemaking process. By altering …
Posted on Apr 29, 2022 on NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Most of you know the NLRB is a political body controlled by the party residing in the White House. As such, like most other federal agencies, its agenda and policies are subject to constant change …
Posted on Feb 28, 2022 on NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
February 17, 2022 Earlier this month, Starbucks fired seven employees working at its Memphis Café. The union claims these workers were fired for being union leaders, Starbucks disagrees and claims they were fired for breaking …
Posted on Dec 23, 2021 on Featured, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, NLRB by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
December 15, 2021 Like it or not, last week was an historic week in Buffalo, New York, and across America. Workers United, the union, was able to garner a union victory at one of the …
Posted on Sep 29, 2021 on Featured, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
September 24, 2021 Buffalo, New York is proving to be the next flashpoint of union activity and Starbucks Corp. (“Starbucks”) finds itself smack in the middle of it. In the past month, a union at …