Image by kdbcms from Pixabay Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board announced here that it wants your input — actually your lawyers will have to submit a brief — “on whether the Board should reconsider its standards for profane outbursts and offensive statements of a racial or sexual nature.” Specifically,…
By National Labor Relations Board – http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Announcements/2010/A-08.pdf, Public Domain, Link Just because you say that an employee is an independent contractor doesn’t make it so. Many companies have found that out the hard way when the U.S. Department of Labor comes knocking for a wage and hour audit. But, could…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (https://photofunia.com/results/5d62b23b089f7a97908b45c1) All right, Einstein. Let’s test your social media policy savvy. Earlier this month, the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of General Counsel issued an advice memorandum addressing your favorite topic: intermittent FMLA leave administration social media policies. (Editor’s Note: I’m pretty sure that social media policies…
By Ivan Curra, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link (Not pictured: Eric Meyer; probably off grabbing a Dole Whip (adult version) and a turkey leg). Folks, the blog posts may not be as fast and furious (i.e., daily) as usual this week. That’s because, yes, I am vacationing with the family in…
Image by Andreas Breitling from Pixabay What a difference a few years make. Two years, Richard Griffin, the former General Counsel of the National Labor Relation Board (“NLRB“), stood before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued in Epic Systems v. Lewis that arbitration agreements requiring employees to forego the ability…
MarkBuckawicki [CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsIf I were the boss, I’d fire anyone for talking in a public office restroom. Period. Full stop. But, carrying on and cursing about clients of the company is certainly a terminable offense. Just ask the National Labor Relations Board. Here’s the setup: Two employees entered…
Won’t you help little Ivy Meyer achieve her Girl Scout Cookies sales goal? It’s that time of year again. Coworkers have begun bombarding you with requests to purchase Girl Scout Cookies. So, in that spirit, let’s tackle: Whether unions will start organizing your workplace if you relax your no-solicitation policy…
Yep, that’s me about eight years ago posing with my first-born and an inflatable rat. His name is Scabby. The rat, that is. And he may be going away for good soon. Who is Scabby The Rat? According to Scabby The Rat’s Twitter profile — because, of course — Scabby was “born…
EriKolaborator [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia CommonsNotice, I didn’t go so far as to say, “Let’s start the year off right.” That’s because organized labor/union blog posts are like reader kryptonite. But, since the United States Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, in this opinion issued late last…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/cricket-long-green-blue-antennas-307982/) Shhh… If you listen quietly, you may just hear another subscriber clicking on this blog post. Nope, those are crickets. But, at the expense of clicks and subscription rates, I feel compelled to share with you Board news: The National Labor Relations Board will publish a…