College football players are 'employees'? Uh, just a couple questions
Following the NLRB’s recent ruling that Northwestern University football players are “employees” of the school, should they be paying taxes on their scholarship money?
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Learn MoreFollowing the NLRB’s recent ruling that Northwestern University football players are “employees” of the school, should they be paying taxes on their scholarship money?
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has made a lot of waves for not standing during national anthem performances. And it has led a lot of employers to ask: Can workers who engage in such political protests be punished? Here’s the answer.
Picture it: In a meeting with his supervisor concerning commission rates and break times, a used car salesman loses it, calling the supervisor “f@#$ing mother f@#$,” a “f@#$ing crook” and an “a@#hole.” Then he warns the boss that if he’s fired, the boss would “regret it.”
Here’s a case that shows how potentially dangerous the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) agenda really is. Besides making it easier for unions to organize, it’s issuing rulings that contradict the guidance put forth by other federal agencies.
Some companies use an anti-fraternization policy to keep their workplaces fair and productive. If you’re one of them, watch out for this legal pitfall.
One federal agency continues to take the shredder to common, and seemingly harmless, employer policies. And this time, it may have made its most head-scratching move of them all.
If you were in the middle of your preparations for the EEOC’s more detailed EEO-1 reporting requirements, stop what you’re doing right now.
The move toward a federal ban on non-compete agreements inched forward with the issuance of a new government memo that says the use of these agreements usually violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Jennifer Abruzzo, who is general counsel at the National Labor Relations Board, issued the memo. Though she technically acts independently from…
What’s ahead for employers during President Obama’s second term? In this guest post, a group of employment attorneys from the law firm Cozen O’Connor collaborate to tell us what to expect.
By now, most savvy companies know they can’t bar employees from discussing such things as salaries and working conditions. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some companies out there that try to do it anyway.
Think employers have problems with employees posting nasty stuff about them on Facebook? Wait ’til you hear about this.
Whether you’re a fan of organized labor or not, you’re going to want to see what the DOL just posted to YouTube.
What’s the potential cost to employers for labor law violations? Maybe more than you think, as a new decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shows. The board said victims of labor law violations are entitled to be compensated for all “direct or foreseeable pecuniary harm” that is the result of illegal labor practices…
Personality differences. Moral misalignment. Work style disparities. Character clashes. They’re conflicts in most workplaces every day. Even HR pros have to work with people they dislike. But if you’re lucky enough to not be in that situation, you likely have to manage people who hate each other. Aside from separating sparring employees – which can…
The National Labor Relations Board new election rules, dubbed the “ambush election” or “quickie election” rules by critics, is a big windfall for unions. So, naturally, the GOP is staunchly opposed to them.
The National Labor Relations Board strikes again. Now it wants to control how employers handle offensive and threatening language in the workplace — and says that sometimes, employees have a right to lie to their superiors.
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