On December 13, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a request for information in the Federal Register seeking public comments on the agency’s existing union representation election rules. The NLRB last changed these rules in December 2014 to establish what many refer to as “quickie elections”. At that time, the NLRB had a … Read more
The New York Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) administers the Taylor Law, which extends collective bargaining rights to public employees in the state. The Taylor Law created PERB with its enactment in 1967. Since July 2010, PERB has also administered the New York State Employment Relations Act, which governs collective bargaining for private employers in … Read more
In advance of Thanksgiving 2017, I thought I would recap some of the most significant labor and employment law developments so far this year. Let’s take a look at what’s making employers thankful this holiday season! I recognize that some do not personally agree with all of the policy and legal issues discussed here, but they … Read more