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Joint Employer Status

Posted on February 15, 2016 by
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On February 3, 2016, in Crew One Productions, Inc. v. NLRB, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit [which issues opinions that impact businesses in Alabama, Florida and Georgia] concluded that the NLRB misapplied the law concerning whether two separate employers may be treated as a single, joint employer for union organizing purposes.   […]

Employer’s Modification to Employee Handbook Break Policy Was Unfair Labor Practice

Posted on February 11, 2016 by
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Often [at least within my respective circles of friends and co-workers],the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is criticized for its polemics of ipse dixit—“it is so because we say it is so.”    Recently, one business advanced this same criticism through legally challenging the NLRB’s decision in federal appeals court.   On February 9, 2016, the US […]

NLRB Judge to Employer: Stated Reason for Terminating Employee Who Complained About Pot is Smokescreen

Posted on May 5, 2015 by
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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 […]