The Oil Man Corporation agreed to a new contract with Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, then refused to sign it. The union filed an 8(a)(5) charge. The NLRB issued a complaint. The company never filed an answer. The company’s dumb argument: Counsel’s “unintentional error” and illness during March and April. “Inadvertent inattention of counsel” isn’t…

NLRB Division of Advice just cleared two provisions employers frequently use in layoff separations: a non-solicitation clause and a cooperation requirement. Both were lawful. During a 2024 layoff, the company presented employees with a separation agreement containing: 1. Non-solicitation: Don’t solicit our employees, clients, or business partners post-separation. 2. Cooperation clause: Former employees must cooperate…

NLRB Division of Advice dismissed unfair labor practice charges against Sutherland Global Services involving overtime policy changes and employee termination. The allegations: – Employer retaliated by tightening overtime approval rules after discussing unpaid incentive pay with coworkers – Employee claimed termination for recording a supervisor meeting violated NLRA protections On the overtime policy claim: timing…

Major shift: NLRB Division of Advice dismissed all charges against Biotricity’s non-compete and confidentiality agreements. This follows the General Counsel’s rescission of the prior memo that branded non-competes as union-busting. What happened: Two former employees left for a competitor. Biotricity sued for breach of non-compete, confidentiality, and non-solicitation agreements. Employees filed NLRB charges claiming retaliation…

Baseball is heading for a fight. MLB’s collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. on December 1, and most people expect the owners to lock out the players. Per Sportico’s Michael McCann, it could cost the 2027 season. Strip away the box scores and this is a straight labor law story — one worth understanding…

Organized labor is no longer the political monolith people assume. Per a Fox News Digital report, two leaders of Steamfitters Local 638 in New York — a 150-year-old union that historically backed Democrats — went public ripping the party and its Democratic Socialist wing. Business manager Bobby Bartels didn’t hedge. He called the DSA politicians…