Effective immediately, New York employers must provide mandatory employee rights notices electronically. Traditionally, employers satisfied their notice posting requirements physically in the workplace, often on bulletin boards or pre-printed posters. According to the Labor Law amendment, electronic notice posting can be accomplished either by email or through the employer’s website. New York Labor Law Section … Read more
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo has an announced her intention to seek new restrictions on electronic monitoring and algorithmic management of employees both remotely and in the workplace. In an October 31, 2022 General Counsel Memorandum, Abruzzo directed NLRB staff to apply the National Labor Relations Act to protect employees to … Read more
For many decades, the National Labor Relations Board permitted employers to discontinue dues checkoff arrangements following the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. More recently, employers’ right to do so has fluctuated depending on which political party has held the majority of seats on the NLRB. On September 30, 2022, the current Democratic majority ruled … Read more