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Posted on Nov 30, 2022 on Uncategorized by Brody and Associates, Mark J. Taglia and Robert G. Brody
For the fourth time in the past six months prosecutors with the NLRB have sought a 10(j) injunction against Starbucks (click here to read prior Brody and Associates article). Using a 10(j) injunction request, the …
Posted on Nov 15, 2022 on Employment, Union Issues, Wage and Hour, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
In a surprising setback to the unionizing trend sweeping the country, workers at a Philadelphia-area Home Depot soundly rejected the Home Depot Workers United union by a vote of 165-51. This first ever store-wide union …
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 28, 2022 on Employment, Legislative Updates by Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
On September 19, 2022, the New York City Council committee held a hearing on two bills that would amend the Fair Workweek and Just Cause Laws (FWW) (the law that addresses providing advanced notice of …
Posted on Oct 28, 2022 on Employment, Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Resources by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Connecticut has created the MyCTSavings program (the “Program”) which is designed to help address the growing retirement savings crisis. All private-sector employers with five or more employees will be required to participate in the Program …
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 30, 2022 on Employment, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last month, baseball’s MLB Players’ Association (the “MLBPA”) announced it planned to unionize all minor leaguers who played on teams affiliated with the MLB. To this end, the MLBPA distributed union authorization cards to over 3,500 …
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 Sep 16, 2022 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
The hotly debated and highly contentious AB 257, The Fast Food Workers Act, which creates a Fast Food Sector Council in California, was signed into law this past Monday, Labor Day. The bill was strongly …