Union membership continued its overall decline, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
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Private Sector Union Membership Rate Held Steady in 2023
The union membership rate among private sector workers remained steady at 6% in 2023, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) news release. As the 2022 rate indicated, private sector union membership continues to decline since the peak in the 1950s.
Organizing activity continued to increase in 2023,
The Year Ahead 2024:Labor
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Top Five Labor Law Developments for December 2023
The National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel provided guidance on the “reinstated” expedited election rules governing union representation procedures. Memorandum GC 24-02.
What Would Overruling Chevron Mean for Labor and Employment Law?
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on two cases challenging the deference given to federal agencies’ interpretations of statutes they are charged with enforcing. If Chevron is overruled or pared back, federal agencies enforcing labor and employment laws will likely face more challenges
Impact of Labor Board’s New Joint-Employer Rule on Construction Industry
The National Labor Relations Board’s new final rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act would find joint-employer status if one employer possesses the authority to control at least one of the seven enumerated essential terms and conditions of employment, regardless of whether that control is actually exercised.
Citing Legal Challenges, Labor Board Extends Effective Date of Joint-Employer Rule
The National Labor Relations Board has announced that the effective date of its new “joint employer” final rule is postponed by two months. The announcement coincides with several legal challenges to the rule, previously scheduled to become effective on Dec. 26, 2023. The extended effective date is Feb. 26, 2024.
(Not So) Frozen in Time—Colorado District Court Enters Section 10(j) Order Preventing Hospital from Withholding Across-the-Board Wage Increases to Union Members Following Election
On November 16, 2023, a federal court in Colorado issued a lengthy opinion granting in part a petition for a temporary injunction pursuant to Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). Lomax v. Longmont United Hospital, No. 23-cv-02297, ECF No. 40 (D. Colo. Nov. 16, 2023).
Top Five Labor Law Developments for November 2023
The National Labor Relations Board delayed the effective date for its new joint-employer rule from Dec. 26, 2023, to Feb. 26, 2024.
The NLRB Changes the Rules: The CEMEX Decision
NLRB Extends Effective Date of Joint Employer Rule in Wake of Legal Challenges
NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) continued its busy year by recently finalizing a new joint employer rule under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). This rule is used to determine when multiple employers may share liability for unfair labor practices, or be jointly obligated to engage in the collective bargaining process.
NLRB Adopts New Final Rule and Again Broadens Joint-Employment Analysis
NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule: What It Means for Retailers and Other User Employers
The National Labor Relations Board’s new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act expands the current standard by allowing the Board to find joint-employer status if an entity possesses the authority to control at least one of the seven enumerated essential terms and conditions of employment, regardless of whether that control is actually exercised.
Top Five Labor Law Developments for October 2023
The National Labor Relations Board issued its new joint-employer rule. The Final Rule comes after the Board has repeatedly changed its position on when two independent companies are joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act for nearly a decade.