Posted on July 29, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Two recent decisions by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals (DC Circuit) have overturned National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and applied “common sense” in reviewing decisions from the Board. In both the decisions, the DC Circuit overturned a decision by the NLRB that found an employer to have committed unfair labor practices by the […]
Posted on May 5, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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A decision issued last week by the National Labor Relations Board significantly changed the “deferral standard” that was used by the NLRB when considering whether a grievance arbitration award properly addressed the protection of employee rights to communicate about union activities. In the recent decision of Babcock Wilcox Construction Co., Inc. the NLRB decided that […]
Posted on May 21, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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An employer would normally think that it could pass a work rule that says an employee does not have access to company property when the employee is off-duty and not working. This makes sense, because there is no reason for the employee to be on company property if they are not there to perform work. […]