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For the first time in the 90-year history of the NLR Act, a president has summarily fired a member of the NLRB mid-term.

The human aspect of negotiation can be successfully managed if we openly acknowledge its importance and create a framework of mutual trust.

Data from a recent Statistica survey shows the share of U.S. adults who have made common New Year’s resolutions for 2025: To save more...

The Dems are out, the Republicans are in the White House in January, so now what for labor law?

Book review of the first chapter, “Don’t Bargain Over Positions" from the book Getting to Yes (3rd Edition, by Fisher, Ury & Patton)

Is the NLRB hearing structure also an unconstitutional denial of the right to jury trial?   Last month we highlighted the recent demise...

"Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.”  Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States.   Truman’s...

Near the end of this year’s Supreme Court term, the SCOTUS handed down three decisions that limit federal agency powers in interpreting stat

It’s no secret that NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo is aggressively leading the Board’s charge to strengthen unions and stimulate...

On April 23, 2024, the FTC published its long-awaited rule against non-compete agreements, prohibiting all future non-compete agreements...

On March 8, a federal district court in Texas struck down the NLRB’s new 2023 “joint employer rule,” which was slated to go into effect...

“Between stimulus and response there is a space.  In that space is our power to choose our response.  In our response lies our growth and...

As a child, maybe you were told you would get a lump of coal from Santa in your Christmas stocking if you were not a good little girl or...

Protected concerted activity under NLRA Section 7 – Now employees can act in a concerted fashion – by themselves! Section 7 of the...

The NLRB publishes new “joint-employer” rule, making it easier for employees to require bargaining or file ULPs with more than one...

The NLRB has created a new test to determine whether company policies on employee behavior interfere with employee rights under NLRA...

A new standard for union elections – the Cemex case puts the burden on employers to request elections. Since passage of the National...

Do you intend to discipline a union steward for “salty language” during a grievance meeting? Not so fast, says the NLRB and the 5th...

Unions can be sued in state court if the timing of a strike is likely to cause severe, predictable damage to the employer. Unions often...

The severance agreement – a contract between a company and a departing employee – is often a desirable tool when an employee doesn’t work...