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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 …
Posted on Sep 29, 2021 on Featured, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
September 14, 2021 On August 30th, employees at three Buffalo area Starbucks restaurants petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) for a “Quickie” union election within the next two weeks. This action comes on …
Posted on Jun 21, 2021 on Legal Updates, News, Tips of the Month, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
No, it’s not your imagination- American sentiment is shifting towards pro-union, anti-big business at an accelerating rate. According to a recent study, public sentiment towards big business is at a near 50-year low at a …
Posted on Jun 1, 2021 on Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
June 1, 2021 Last week, President Biden nominated veteran union lawyer, Gwynne Wilcox, to fill the vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”). Wilcox is currently a Partner at the union-side labor law …
Posted on Apr 20, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Phornprapha
April 20, 2021 Right before the election last year, we posted an article on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO Act” or the “Act”). While the legislation itself has not changed, there …
Posted on Apr 14, 2021 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, News, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Taylor S. Knowles
April 14, 2021 The NLRB announced on Friday, April 9, that workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, distribution center voted 1,798 to 738 against unionization in a mail-ballot vote. About 500 challenged ballots have not been …
Posted on Feb 8, 2021 on Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
February 8, 2021 The recently appointed National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) acting General Counsel wasted no time in withdrawing 10 Guidance Memos issued by his Trump-appointed predecessor. In the move, interim General Counsel, Peter Ohr, …
Posted on Jan 20, 2021 on Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
January 20, 2021 What will the world look like for employers with President Biden and the Democrats in control of the Senate and House of Representatives? This article examines how key employment law issues could …
Posted on Mar 1, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, News, Retaliation, Union Issues by Brody and Associates and Alexander Friedman
Colin Kaepernick, a famous athlete, just settled one of the most high-profile legal actions in the sports world. Kaepernick, a star National Football League (“NFL”) quarterback, at one point took his team – the storied …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Immigration Related Issues, Legal Updates, NLRB, Union Issues by Bruce E. Buchanan
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found, in Ruprecht Co., 366 NLRB No. 179 (Aug. 27, 2018), an employer cannot unilaterally implement E-Verify if its employees are represented by a union; rather, it must give …