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Imagine that an employee in a workplace meeting stands up, and in a profanity-laced tirade, calls the manager in the meeting several names not fit for print. Most employers would...

…But Words Will Never Harm Us? The NLRB Restores Precedent Protecting Abusive Workplace Speech by Employees While They Are Engaged in Protected Concerted and Union Activities...

The NLRB’s decision in Lion Elastomers marks the latest step by the Board and its Office of General Counsel to overturn Trump-era precedent and reorient federal labor law in a more employee-friendly direction.

This week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) agreed to hear Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, a case that will invite the Court to overrule its 1984 decision...

INTRODUCTION - On 1 May 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) held in Lion Elastomers1 that whether employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act)...

Employers (hopefully) are aware that their employees are afforded certain rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA” or “Act”), including the right to self-organization,...

The National Labor Relations Board recently issued an opinion in Lion Elastomers, LLC II, reinstating prior case law that provides greater protections for employees who engage in...

When seeking to turn Luke Skywalker to the dark side, Emperor Palpatine infamously instructed Luke, "Let the hate flow through you." In a striking decision, the National Labor Relations...

On Aug. 12, 2021, National Labor Relations Board's (Board) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo issued her first GC memorandum, identifying a laundry list of Trump-era Board decisions...

In a decision that had been anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) abandoned its short-lived burden-shifting test for determining the legality of employer...