As I continue to highlight some important employment law developments from this summer, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) caused a mild stir for employment law lawyers when it issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc.
This ruling introduces a fresh legal standard for assessing employers’ workplace policies and rules, with far-reaching implications for businesses
If I said the words, “My money don’t jiggle jiggle, it folds”, what’s your first reaction?
If you said, I have no idea what you’re talking about, then this post is for you.
But the rest of you know what I’m talking about and are probably humming it right now — it’s part of
The “short” session of the Connecticut General Assembly is wrapping up early next month so it’s a good opportunity to take a peek at the items that are still in contention for passage this term. Many of the bills that are still being considered relate to the “labor” side of Labor & Employment Law. Here
By now, it’s really not a big surprise when the NLRB reverse course on a prior decision. This week, the NLRB did it again. My colleague, Jarad Lucan, provides this quick update on temporary/contract employees being allowed to join unions. Read on.
In 2004 the National Labor Relations Board in its Oakwood Care Center case
Finally, today is Election Day.
And while the pundits tonight will all look forward to what the next four years might bring, it’s worth taking a quick peek back at Obama’s (first?) four years with a review of some of the posts from 2008-9.
Before his term, there were predictions that he would be good
Yesterday, the HR Examiner came out with Top 25 list of “Online Influencers” in Employment Law. Through a complex formula, it purports to show who people listen to about employment law online.
Unlike Groucho Marx who famously said “I don’t care to belong
As I outlined previously, the state continues to add new laws for employers to consider.
But lost in the new items is the fact that there are several laws on the books that seem outdated or unused. Yet, once a law is on the books, it’s incredibly hard to get rid of it. As
Move over, wage & hour law. There’s a new hot topic in the town of Employment Law. Its’ name is Social Media.
In fact, with so much being written on it, it’s hard to separate out the usual "Beware of Social Media!" articles from those posts that delve more deeply into the subject and add
Let’s face it. It’s downright hot today. On days like this, it’s easy for the mind to wander to thoughts of lobsters at Abbotts or ice cream from the UConn Dairy Bar. 
And depending on your perspective, it’s a hat-type of day — though for most people, a baseball cap is probably the biggest fashion