Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO believes that if unions are having a hard time increasing their ranks, they can at least restore their clout by building a broad coalition to advance a worker-friendly political and economic agenda. He will invite millions of non-union workers into the labor movement even if their own workplaces are…

This post is a great example of a real life situation that business owners and human resource professionals deal with daily. It highlights the complexity of many employment laws and serves as a reminder that it is always a good idea to check with competent counsel before taking questionable action against employees. And – time for a plug…

The NLRB recently issued an advice memorandum that said an employer policy prohibiting employees from photographing or video recording the company’s premises, processes, operations, or products, including confidential information without the company’s permission violation the National Labor Relations Act.  Let that one sink in before reading more.  Decades ago, the NLRB concluded in Flagstaff Medical…

I see this scenario too often. Unfortunately, employers do not fully know the do’s and don’ts during union organizing drives and resort to self-help action to punish union organizers. And employers always lose. Here, a pro-union employee was going to be given a warning for failing to check a patient’s vital signs prior to the patient’s…

Put this one in the “Duh” category. The National Labor Relations Board found that the Memorial Hospital of Salem County in Salem, New Jersey violated the National Labor Relations Act when it refused to bargain with the Health Professionals and Allied Employees union over changes in the dress code and did not give the union…

The latest Facebook lawsuit involves an ambulance company that took action against two employees for posts on those employees’ respective Facebook pages. A paramedic for Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp (MONOC) lost a federal court lawsuit that alleged her employer illegally accessed and used a Facebook post to discipline her. Stated in the affirmative, an ambulance…