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
On August 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that Tesla’s dress code violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This decision reversed existing precedent, giving employers less leeway in controlling what their employees wear to work. Now, any workplace dress codes that may be read to restrict wearing union insignia or apparel … Read more