Yep. And not even the Associate General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board could save this employee. In Tasker Healthcare Group, d/b/a Skinsmart Dermatology, the Charging Party — and nine other people (of whom seven were current employees) participated in a private group message on Facebook. During that sesh, the Charging…
In a 2-1 decision issued today (copy here), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Labor Relations Board lacked the authority to act as early as March 2010, when President Obama appointed Craig Becker to the Board. The Third Circuit held that Member Becker’s appointment to the…
On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled here that the National Labor Relations Board cannot require private employers — union and non-union — to hang this poster in a conspicuous location in the workplace. Billed by the Board as a notice advising employees of their rights under the…
That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.” I’ll set it up for you: You run a non-union company called RH Chili Peppers. However, one of your employees,…
While some people; namely, hockey players with local ties, use Twitter to congratulate an ex-wife on end of divorce payments, others spew venom about their bosses. I know. I should have warned you to sit down first. Let me know when the shock subsides. K-thx. And the latest 15-minutes-of-fame, there’s-an-app-for-that, spotlight…
Back in late January, a federal appellate court ruled that President Obama lacked the power to make three recess appointments last year to the National Labor Relations Board. More on that here. In this press release issued yesterday, the NLRB announced that would seek Supreme Court review. Quoted below is…
In just over half the States in America, if a majority of your co-workers elect to have a union represent them at work, then you must become a member of the union too — whether you like it or not. Nonmembers who object to that requirement must still may union…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today that President Obama lacked the power to make three recess appointments last year to the National Labor Relations Board. You can read a copy of the opinion here. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, a two-member Board is powerless…
Whatcha get the blog for its birthday? Was it an iTunes subscription to Season One of Amish Mafia? Don’t judge the blog. The blog doesn’t like to be judged. After the jump, the selfless blog got you a recap of seven recent National Labor Relations Board decisions affecting your workplace……
Welcome everyone to the Employment Law Blog Carnival: Hollywood Casting Call Edition. [Editor’s Note: The original theme for this post was the “Employment Law Blog Carnival: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Edition.” I had this bright idea to begin by cutting and pasting the lyrics to Guns N’ Roses’ “My…