“Retaliation Based on the Exercise of Workplace Rights is Unlawful” is a collaborative effort of the National Labor Relations Board, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The Fact Sheet reminds employers…

In 2016 the National Labor Relations Board maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer stance in ways that affect both unionized and non-unionized employers. The Board currently has two openings, which, once President Trump fills, will result in a pro-business NLRB. However, due to the Board’s rules, employers might not see immediate improvement. After all it wasn’t…

In 2016 the National Labor Relations Board maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer stance in ways that affect both unionized and non-unionized employers. The Board currently has two openings, which, once President Trump fills, will result in a pro-business NLRB. However, due to the Board’s rules, employers might not see immediate improvement. After all it wasn’t…

In 2016 the National Labor Relations Board maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer stance in ways that affect both unionized and non-unionized employers. The Board currently has two openings, which, once President Trump fills, will result in a pro-business NLRB. However, due to the Board’s rules, employers might not see immediate improvement. After all it wasn’t…

With the election of Donald Trump, employers are asking what changes are likely at the National Labor Relations Board. Presently, there is a 2-1 Democratic majority of Board Members. A former union lawyer is the General Counsel and has the power to decide which unfair labor practice cases are litigated. Although there is a tradition…

Over the past 8 years, Obama’s NLRB has overturned 4,500 years of precedent. The Board has overturned 91 precedents, averaging more than 45 years per decision. The Ambush Election rules alone overturned a combined 454 years of protocol according to a study by the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and Workplace Policy Institute. Some of…