Labor Days
NLRB Takeaway: Comply, Even if You Think You Don’t Have To
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a recent Advice Memorandum in Northwestern University, NLRB Case 13-CA-157467, with a strange, but practical, takeaway for employers: even if you don’t…
Ninth Circuit Invalidates Class Waiver in Arbitration Agreement
In a ruling that widens the divide between federal appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit sided today with the Seventh Circuit and the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in holding that the class action waiver…
Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc.: California's Cautionary Tale About the Importance of Drafting Arbitration Agreements with Precision
Ambiguities in employee arbitration agreements may force employers to litigate putative class action claims in arbitration. The California Supreme Court delivered this cautionary message by its recent holding in…
Workplace Video Monitoring: What Employers Need To Know
The omnipresence of video cameras is a fact of life. The average American, aware or not, is caught on surveillance camera more than 75 times a day. Given the availability and effectiveness of inexpensive video…
The Latest in Labor: NLRB Update, Part Two
Most employers know that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been on a years-long tear to make it easier for workers to unionize and harder for employers to resist those efforts. This post in two parts is the…