On March 24, 2023, Governor Whitmer signed legislation which repeals Michigan’s Freedom to Work (FTW) law. The FTW law was passed in 2013 and prohibited labor agreements from having terms forcing employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment. Stated differently, under FTW,...
The National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or the “Board”) recently issued two important decisions, one finding unlawful non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions typically found in separation agreements, and the other protecting employees who make secret recordings at work. These decisions continue a trend by the...
In its August 29, 2022, Tesla, Inc. decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) held that Tesla’s employee dress code violated Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Under Section 7, employees have a right to communicate with one another about union organizing. ...
On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” into law. The Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act by banning mandatory arbitration in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases, as well as those claiming...
In the legal world, ignorance does not usually equal bliss. In fact, what you do not know oftentimes ends up hurting you. As a practical example, when an employer’s workforce unionizes, the employer must make sure it fully understands the terms of any resulting agreement...
The labor law pendulum is swinging back to the left. This article provides an overview of recent and probable future changes to federal labor law under the Biden administration. Executive Orders President Biden is expected to use Executive Orders to further the aims of labor unions –...
MASUD LABOR LAW GROUP By: Kraig M. Schutter The labor law pendulum is swinging back to the left. This article provides an overview of recent and probable future changes to federal labor law under the Biden administration. Executive Orders President Biden is expected to use Executive Orders to further...
MASUD LABOR LAW GROUP By: Brian Boyd By no means is following the developments of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) a spectator sport. However, recent developments on the Board just might change that. While the political makeup of the Board will generally dictate Board policy at a...
In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) narrowed the circumstances under which a business that acquires a unionized company must bargain with the union prior to setting the initial terms of employment. The decision, Ridgewood Health Care Center, Inc., 367 NLRB 110 (2019),...
We previously reported on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) completely outrageous and unreasonable attacks on commonplace work rules and, in truth, best human resource practices. A recent case has shed light on just how truly absurd the NRLB’s rulings are and, further, leave the NLRB...