Obscenities alone—even when viewed by an employer's customers—do not deprive employees engaged in protected concerted activity of the NLRA's protections.
The NLRB's recent decision in Lily Transportation Corp. highlights the potential impact of a finding that a follow-on service provider is a "successor" to a prior provider.
Following a series of congressional hearings on the NLRB's Browning-Ferris decision, A House committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would effectively reverse the Board's action in that case.
In an order dated October 20, 2015, a federal court judge entered summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Labor in Home Care Association of America v. Weil.
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico recently reaffirmed that an act of aggression against a coworker is sufficient to establish just cause for termination under Puerto Rico's Unjustified Dismissal statute, even if a first-time offense.
On October 6, 2015, the District of Columbia Council introduced legislation that would establish a universal paid leave system for all DC residents and workers who are employed in DC but live elsewhere.
Recent class actions have claimed that companies have violated California consumer fraud and unfair competition laws resulting from alleged forced labor in their global supply chains.
