After becoming the first state to ban real estate βlove letters,β Oregonβs novel law has been found to violate the First Amendment and enjoined from enforcement by a federal Court in Oregon.Β
Archives for April 13, 2022
F&H Solutions Group and FordHarrison Welcome Airline Labor Relations Expert
FordHarrison LLP, one of the countryβs largest management-side labor and employment law firms, and its consulting arm, F&H Solutions Group (FHSG), a top national labor relations consulting firm, are pleased to welcomeΒ Chris LewlessΒ to both firms. Lewless will provide FordHarrison and FHSGβs existing and prospective clients with exceptional labor relations, legal, negotiations strategy, and training support.
NLRB’s Top Prosecutor Seeks to Muzzle Employers by Banning Employee Meetings
Executive Summary: In an April 7, 2022 memo from the NLRB, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo (βAbruzzoβ) announced her intent to challenge employersβ long-standing practice of holding informational meetings regarding union organizing (which she calls βcaptive audienceβ meetings).Β
Virginia Repeals Permanent COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standard
Executive Summary: In response to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkinβs Executive Order 6, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industryβs Safety and Health Codes Board (βVSHCBβ) voted to rescind Virginiaβs permanent COVID-19 workplace safety measures (βPermanent Standard.β) The repeal of the Permanent Standard, effective March 23, 2022, comes as a result of Executive Order 6 βReinvigorating Job Growth by Removing Burdensome Regulations from Virginiaβs Business Community,β signed by Governor Youngkin on his first day in office, which directs the VSHCB to determine whether the Permanent Standard is needed.
EEOC Announces Opening of 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open. The deadline for submitting and certifying 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Report(s) is May 17, 2022. To meet this deadline, the EEOC strongly encourages eligible filers to begin the filing process as soon as possible.
Actors in βWaitressβ Tour Seek to Join Labor Union
Employees of a nonunion production are seeking improved compensation and safety protocols, saying a union version of the same musical pays better.
Frontier Airlines settles pregnancy, breastfeeding bias claims
Frontier Airlines Inc will update its policies related to accommodating pregnant and breastfeeding employees to settle a pair of lawsuits accusing the company of discrimination, according to a court filing on Wednesday.
No Bosses: What Itβs Like Working at a DAO
In January, manyΒ peopleΒ onΒ Crypto TwitterΒ proclaimedΒ that if 2021 was the year of NFTs, then 2022 would be the year of DAOs.
Why the labor board wants to free ‘captive’ workers from bosses’ messaging
The top prosecutor at the agency that enforces national labor lawsΒ announcedΒ on Thursday that she would move to overturn long-standing precedent that allows employers to force workers to attend anti-union meetings, seeking to blunt one of U.S. businessesβ most potent weapons against worker organizing.
Amazon and Starbucks union votes are small wins β but important ones β for US labor
Labor unions haven’t had this much success in decades.
Why Is Google Spending $9.5B on Offices in the Work-From-Home Era?
That mantra has worked well for Silicon Valley over the past three decades, as companies in suburban San Francisco and the Peninsula have fundamentally transformed life around the world.
Starbucks Prepares to Expand Worker Benefits That Might Exclude Unionized Staff
CEO Howard Schultz argues company can provide better benefits without unionization at forum with U.S. store leaders
In The Future, Freelance Workers Will Dominate Over Full-Time Employees
It’s 2028, and there are more freelancers than full-time employees.Β
Remember the ‘Headphone Rule.’ As Employees Return to the Office, Distractions Abound
It doesn’t hurt to remind employees of in-office etiquette.
Has the Pandemic Improved Trust in the Workplace?
The pandemic brought a multitude of challenges to leaders and their employees, but there has been an upside.