Jimmy John’s franchisee MikLin Enterprises, Inc. does not offer its employees sick leave. Instead, if an employee is sick, he or she can take time off only after ensuring that his or her shift is covered. Some employees do not like having the burden placed on them to find replacements and would rather be allowed…

The Fresh & Easy grocery chain committed an unfair labor practice when it instructed workers to, “Keep customer and employee information secure. Information must be used fairly, lawfully, and only for the purpose for which it was obtained.” The NLRB said employees would reasonably understand the provision as a ban on discussing or disclosing employee…

During a union organizing drive, a company employee asked the human resource director of Liberty Toyota if low-paid technicians could see the changes in the company’s pay plan without selecting a union. The HR director responded, “I think it’s absolutely possible,” and asked for the opportunity to address pay issues “before you pay [a union]…

A Domino’s Pizza franchisee violated the National Labor Relations Act by maintaining an arbitration agreement barring workers from bringing class claims, despite the argument that an opt-out provision set the agreement apart from the one in D.R. Horton that did not have opt-out option. According to the NLRB Administrative Law Judge, the agreement that required…

Liberty Toyota factually told its Illinois employees that their Florida counterparts were still waiting for a union contract three years after voting for union representation. According to the NLRB, this factual statement “effectively communicated” that if the Illinois employees voted in favor of the International Association of Machinists union, that they too would suffer years…

Wanting to improve the professional image of its employees, a hospital decided to revamp its dress code policy. Included in the revisions was a color-coded uniform system designed to help staff, patients, and visitors more easily identify and distinguish employees. The hospital did not inform the union about these changes. An unlawful change, the NLRB…