Remember when AT&T employees were allowed to wear t-shirts that read “Inmate #….” on the front while making house calls next door to a federal prison? Imagine the freight of people who opened their door thinking that an escaped convict was on their doorstep. Those t-shirts were protected activity because the workers who wore them…

As many of you know, I’ve taken some time off from blogging to have a baby. Well, I didn’t give birth, but I was an empathetic husband who gained my share of baby weight. Unfortunately, my wife’s baby weight is coming off quickly in the 3 weeks since the kid was born, but mine is…

My clients like to tell me that their employees will never go on strike. No matter how contentious negotiations get, or how angered their workers become, their people will never engage in the ultimate act of solidarity. And for the most part, my clients are right. However, just because they’re right, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t…

Compactors and balers are commonplace in many workplaces. But many of them are old, missing guards, and used by people who are not trained on how to properly use them or are too young to use them. As many of you know, I represent a lot of grocery stores. Whenever I am on-site I always…

I recently discussed the nominees to the NLRB – but at that time they were just nominees. Now, that they are officially Board Members, let’s take a closer look at what we can expect from the fully staffed Board over the next year or so. After all, this is the first time in more than…

People ask me how I developed an OSHA practice since most of my peers (competitors?) are labor and employment lawyers without an OSHA practice. The answer is easy: because of the volume of traditional labor work I do – meaning representing companies against labor unions – I had to learn the ins and outs of…