Topics: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

NLRB Ruling Makes Franchisors Liable for Franchisee Labor Practices

The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ruled July 29 that McDonald’s is the joint employer of its franchisees’ employees, making the company liable for labor and wage violations by its franchise operators and easing the way for unionizing nationwide. More

Coalition Urges NLRB to Withdraw Elections Rule

The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), of which NATSO is a member, urged the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to withdraw its proposed rule regarding union elections arguing that it will create significant election challenges for employers without achieving the Board’s intended goal. More

Court Denies NLRB Request to Rehear Poster Rule

The legal challenge over the 2010 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation requiring most private-sector employers to post notices of an employee's right to unionize could be headed to the Supreme Court after the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the NLRB's recent bid for a rehearing on the matter. The court denied the request without issuing a written decision or explaining the rejection. More

Court Nixes NLRB Poster Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit became the second appellate court to strike down the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) August 2011 regulation requiring businesses to post notices of an employee's right to unionize, finding that the NLRB exceeded its authority when it ordered businesses to display an 11-by-17-inch notice in a prominent location explaining the rights of workers to join a union and bargain collectively. More

Union Poster Ruling Could Head to Supreme Court

The legal challenge over the 2010 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation requiring most private-sector employers to post notices of an employee's right to unionize could be headed to the Supreme Court after the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision and struck down the regulation. More

Judge Declines to Reconsider Union-Organizing Rule

The federal district judge who earlier this year struck down a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ambush elections rule, which would have accelerated the timeframe allowed for union elections, has denied the NLRB's request that he reconsider the decision citing the board's inability to expand and improve its argument. More

Ambush Election Rule Overturned

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week overturned the NLRB's ambush elections rule. More

"Ambush Election" Rule Effective Today

The U.S. Senate last week voted 45-54 against a joint resolution, S.J. Res. 36, that sought to overturn a NLRB rule reducing the amount of time between a request by workers to form a union and the balloting. More

New NLRB Union Poster Effective Date Delayed

The NLRB's rule requiring employers to post notices of an employee's right to unionize is on hold, after a federal court in Washington, D.C., issued a temporary injunction. More

New Employer Workplace Labor Posting Requirement

Effective April 30, employers are required to post notices informing their employees of their rights to unionize. More

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