Posted on August 1, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) created controversy a couple of years ago when it ruled that handbook policies maintained by T-Mobile USA requiring employees to maintain a positive work environment were illegal because they could be seen as having a chilling effect on employees’ unionizing and collective bargaining rights. Last week, the U.S. 5th […]
Posted on May 5, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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On December 30, 2014, a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge (“ALJ”) issued his decision in Graymont PA, Inc., available here: Graymont_PA_Inc._Decision. Through Graymont, PA, Inc., the ALJ reminded unionized employers to think twice before implementing workplace policy changes without first notifying the incumbent union and offering an opportunity to bargain about the […]
Posted on May 5, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Recently, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) for the NLRB concluded that a casino employer’s stated reason for terminating an employee (“Schramm”), who complained about the risks of inhaling second-hand marijuana smoke, were not genuine—and the termination of employment violated the NLRA. The case is Circus Circus Casinos, Inc., and is available here: Circus_Circus_Casinos_Inc. This decision […]