by Jean Marc Favreau | May 16, 2013 | Labor Law, Supreme Court
Third Circuit Decision in NLRB v. New Vista Nursing Deems Recess Appointment Invalid Following the D.C. Circuit’s recent Noel Canning decision, the Third Circuit issued a decision this morning invalidating President Obama’s recess appointment of former...
by Jean Marc Favreau | May 7, 2013 | Labor Law
National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB: D.C. Circuit Finds Posting Rule Violates 1st Amendment In a shocking decision out of the D.C. Circuit, three Republican-appointed judges held that the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Section 8(c) of the...
by Jean Marc Favreau | Jan 23, 2013 | Employment Law, Labor Law, Social Media
A recent article by the New York Times’ Steven Greenhouse nicely lays out the current state of NLRB rulings and state laws dealing with employees’ use of social media. Cyber-Screening Protections In addition to highlighting recent NLRB reports rulings that...
by Jean Marc Favreau | Sep 6, 2012 | Labor Law
On September 5, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona granted the State’s motion for summary judgment in NLRB v. State of Arizona. The ruling upheld, for the time being, a recently enacted amendment to Arizona’s constitution...
by Jean Marc Favreau | Sep 4, 2012 | Labor Law
In honor of Labor Day, former NLRB Member and Chair Wilma Liebman reminds us of what labor unions mean to this country and why they’re worth fighting for.
by Jean Marc Favreau | Jul 20, 2012 | Grievant-Steward Privilege, Labor Law, Labor Relations Privilege
Peterson v. Alaska Recognizes Grievant-Steward Privilege for Public Employees Two months ago, we reported on legislation in Maryland enacted to protect communications between employees and their union representatives. This “labor-relations” or...
by Josh Scharff | Jun 22, 2012 | Labor Law, Supreme Court
Knox v. SEIU Limits Unions’ Ability to Collect Dues to Oppose Anti-Union Legislation In a 7-2 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court found in Knox v. SEIU that the First Amendment prohibited public sector unions from collecting special fees for political...
by Jean Marc Favreau | Jun 11, 2012 | Labor Law, Supreme Court
Elgin v. Department of Treasury: Employees Covered by CSRA May Not Challenge Dismissal in District Court While not the decision in the healthcare case that we have all been awaiting, the Supreme Court issued a decision this morning that will affect federal sector...
by Josh Scharff | Jun 8, 2012 | Employment Law, Labor Law, Maryland Labor Law, Social Media
The State of Maryland had a busy month of May on the forefront of labor and employment law. On May 2, Maryland became the second state to officially recognize a labor relations privilege when Governor Martin O’Malley signed Senate Bill 797 into law. On that same day,...
by Josh Scharff | May 30, 2012 | Labor Law, Social Media
Earlier today, the National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel, Lafe Solomon, released a third report on social media issues and the workplace. The NLRB released its first report on social media issues in August 2011 and a second report in January 2012. The...
