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Breaking: D.C. Circuit Blocks NLRB Posters

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Labor Law & NRLB

Update: Late yesterday afternoon, the NLRB officially delayed implementation of the rule.  No new date has been set.  The NLRB developments keep coming fast and furious. This morning, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling essentially blocking the NRLB from going forward with its new poster requirements for employers on April 30, 2012. You… Continue Reading

So Much for the Mandatory NLRB Posters? Not Quite

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB

Update: On April 17, 2012, the NLRB announced an indefinite postponement of the rule. See updated post here.  Just when you thought things were settled, a federal court in South Carolina late Friday ruled that the NLRB overstepped its authority when it set forth rules requiring employers to post notices about federal labor laws.   Which is great… Continue Reading

Retention Agreements: How the National Spotlight Now Shines on Connecticut’s Wage and Hour Laws

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Wage & Hour

UPDATED Various blogs have started to link to this one today after AIG released a white paper to support its assertion that it was required to make payments to various executives and employees over the last week. It turns out that the retention plan at issue is to be construed under Connecticut’s wage and hour laws.  As bloggers and commentators will quickly realize,… Continue Reading

Followup on Amara v. CIGNA – Court Proposes Broad Relief, then Stays Judgment Noting Uncertainty in the ERSIA Law

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

A few months ago, I reported on the District Court’s decision in Amara v. CIGNA, an important class-action case on ERISA retirement benefits and on alleged misrepresentations made by the Company about retirement benefits.  Over the last few months, then, the court was asked to consider the issue of what is appropriate relief from the decision. … Continue Reading

Foxwoods/UAW – Foxwoods Asks for a Stay on Saturday’s Election

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, Litigation

With a union election set for this Saturday, Foxwoods has asked the NLRB to stay the election in a motion filed today.  In its Motion to Stay (download here), and perhaps recognizing the uphill battle it faces in getting the election stayed, Foxwoods has pointed out time and again the unique nature of its arguments. (In many election… Continue Reading