For several years we have been providing updates on the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board’s rather employer-unfriendly joint employer standard. We have yet another. We believe the final episode in this saga should be good news for employers. We’re just not sure whether the good news will come from the Courts, from the regulatory process,
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The Trump Card: What’s In Store for the Workplace in 2017 and Beyond?
By Brian F. Jackson on
On November 3, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board issued a Decision and Order in Trump Ruffin Commercial, LLC, finding that the Trump International Hotel, Las Vegas unlawfully refused to bargain with UNITE HERE International Union after the union won a representation election among the Hotel’s housekeeping, food and beverage and guest service employees.…
Energy Expenses And Gas Prices Motivate Employers To Move To Four Day Workweek: What Are The Legal Issues?
By Brian F. Jackson on
Companies face increased energy cost as the nation’s average gasoline price reached $4.00 per gallon this week spurring a new round of cost cutting measures. Even in prior years, some employers have allowed employees to work alternate workweek schedules, such as four 10 hour days, for summer months. When this schedule is feasible from a production and…