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NLRB GC Targets Non-Compete & “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions
On Oct. 7, 2024, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), issued a memorandum aimed ...
Apple Accused of Firing Worker Over Labor Advocacy on Slack (1)
Apple Inc. unlawfully fired an employee at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., over using messaging app Slack to push for ...
What would a second Trump administration look like for workers’ rights?
From underfunding agencies to challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board, a second Trump term ...
Illegal Noncompetes Should Trigger Payouts, Top NLRB Lawyer Says
Employers using unlawful noncompete provisions could be hit with monetary remedies, the National Labor Relations Board’s top ...
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NLRB General Counsel Calls for Monetary Relief for Unlawful Noncompetes
It remains to be seen whether the NLRB will adopt Abruzzo’s position, but employers that breathed a sigh of relief recently when a federal court threw out the Federal Trade Commission’s broad ...
Amazon Could Be Forced to Treat Drivers as Employees
Amazon’s delivery system depends on third-party companies. But labor regulators have challenged that model, possibly opening the way for unionization.
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NLRB shares plans to prosecute employers requiring noncompete agreements, ‘stay or pay’ provisions
The NLRB’s general counsel said she intends to prosecute employers that require workers to sign noncompete and stay-or-pay provisions.
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Efforts to Organize Amazon Are Advancing Across the US
The Teamsters are spinning off momentum from recent organizing fights to new battle fronts across Amazon’s logistics chain. A ...
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Asante Health denied in bid to overturn Medford hospital union vote
Federal labor officials have rejected Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center’s bid to overturn its employees' vote to unionize, ...
Vanderbilt grad students look for increased pay, better benefits with United Auto Workers
A bargaining unit of 2,200 Vanderbilt graduate students filed an election request with the National Labor Relations Board ...
Morningstar DBRS cuts estimate for Milton insured losses to $30-60 billion
Insured losses for Hurricane Milton are likely to range between $30 billion and $60 billion, Morningstar DBRS analyst Marcos ...
Boeing's lawyers come to court to face relatives of the passengers who died in Boeing Max crashes
Relatives of passengers who died in Boeing Max crashes will tell a judge to throw out a plea agreement that they say is a ...