The 2015 Supplement will contain an in-depth treatment of major developments under the National Labor Relations Act including the following: * the new NLRB representation election rules, now subject to judicial challenge* Purple Communications, adopting new rules on employee use of employer email for concerted activity* Murphy Oil, reiterating D.F. Horton, holding that the waiver of the capacity to participate in a group arbitration of an employment law claim violates of the Labor Act, with more detailed consideration of ...
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The 2015 Supplement will contain an in-depth treatment of major developments under the National Labor Relations Act including the following: * the new NLRB representation election rules, now subject to judicial challenge* Purple Communications, adopting new rules on employee use of employer email for concerted activity* Murphy Oil, reiterating D.F. Horton, holding that the waiver of the capacity to participate in a group arbitration of an employment law claim violates of the Labor Act, with more detailed consideration of the judicial treatment of that question under the Norris-LaGuardia Act as well* Fedex Home Delivery and more on the distinction between employees and independent contractors* McDonald's' and more on the joint employer status of franchisors* Babcock & Wilcox, announcing new arbitration deferral rules, and the explanation in G.C. Mem. 15-02 (Feb. 10, 2015)* more on employer rules affecting concerted activity against gossip or threatening behavior and especially cases on use of social media* the Board's reformulation of solicitatio in Conagra Foods The Supplement will also provide additional treatment of the texture of the law and other developments concerning: * the campaign to extend right to work law to municipal ordinances* expanded Board remedies treated in three cases HTH Corp., Hospital of Barstow, and Pressroom Cleaners* Kroger LP's gloss on Beck obligations* Macy's Bergdorf Goodman's treatment of bargaining unit determinations* Ralph's Grocerys treatment of Weingarten in the context of submission to a drug test* M&G Polymers gloss on Litton in how to determine if medical benefits for retirees survive contract expiration* lockouts, secondary boycotts, and strikes* and more of the latest on arbitration, pre-emption, and the duty of fair representation
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