May 7, 2013
NLRB Issues More Social Media Decisions
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the NLRB issued two new decisions in social media cases, one ordering the reinstatement of a tour…
Read More ›May 7, 2013
OSHA Opens The Door To Union Agents
If you asked 100 non-union employers whether they thought they would be required to admit union representatives to inspections of their facilities, probably 99 of them would say no. It…
Read More ›Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a plaintiff could not maintain a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when her former employer had offered her full monetary…
Read More ›April 16, 2013
New “Job Killer” Bills On The Horizon
It’s as much a Spring rite of passage as Opening Day in baseball or Tax Day: the California Chamber of Commerce’s annual list of “job killer” bills. Ever since Arnold…
Read More ›Although arbitration agreements are supposed to ease disputes, for the last decade they have had a tendency to exacerbate them. Proponents of arbitration see it as an efficient, cost-effective way…
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