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A Bad Week for Unions: The NLRB and NLRB GC Focus on Union “Membership” and the Money
By Nelson Cary On March 7, 2019

A Bad Week for Unions: The NLRB and NLRB GC Focus on Union “Membership” and the Money

The NLRA permits employers and unions to agree to “union security” clauses in a collective bargaining agreement. This clause...


Nondiscriminatory Signage Ban Deflates Scabby the Rat
By Nelson Cary On February 26, 2019

Nondiscriminatory Signage Ban Deflates Scabby the Rat

By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders

The Seventh Circuit recently ruled that a municipality’s nondiscriminatory ban of all private...


Tags: area standards

NLRB Revisits and Clarifies Test for Independent Contractors; Overturns 2014 NLRB Decision
By Nelson Cary On January 28, 2019

NLRB Revisits and Clarifies Test for Independent Contractors; Overturns 2014 NLRB Decision

By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders

The Trump NLRB continues to revisit, and overturn, Obama-era decisions.  Late last week, in...


Tags: Independent Contractors, 'entrepreneurial opportunity'

Joint Employer Issue at the NLRB: Update on Recent Activity
By Nelson Cary On January 25, 2019

Joint Employer Issue at the NLRB: Update on Recent Activity

The joint employer issue at the NLRB continues to be a hotbed of activity.  We last updated our readers on this issue in...


Tags: Browning-Ferris

Will Nathaniel Ogle Get His Money Back? Defendant Files Motion to Dismiss in Ogle v. Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
By Nelson Cary On January 24, 2019

Will Nathaniel Ogle Get His Money Back? Defendant Files Motion to Dismiss in Ogle v. Ohio Civil Service Employees Association

Janus v. AFSCME has opened the door for nonmember employees to sue unions for collecting fair share fees, and employees are...


Tags: Courts, agency fees, Abood

Student Worker Unions are Here to Stay…For Now
By Nelson Cary On January 21, 2019

Student Worker Unions are Here to Stay…For Now

By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders

In 2016, in Columbia University, the NLRB held that students at private institutions have a...


NLRB Pushes Back Deadline for Submitting Comments on Joint Employer Rule
By Nelson Cary On December 12, 2018

NLRB Pushes Back Deadline for Submitting Comments on Joint Employer Rule

By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders

The NLRB’s rulemaking on the joint employer issue has again been delayed. Earlier this month,...


Tags: Browning-Ferris

Senate Finance Committee Holds First Hearing on Changes to Ohio Prevailing Wage Law
By Nelson Cary On November 29, 2018

Senate Finance Committee Holds First Hearing on Changes to Ohio Prevailing Wage Law

Last year we reported on S.B. No. 72, introduced by State Senator Matt Huffman (R), which would modify Ohio law to limit the...


Tags: Legislation

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