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Supreme Court Rules Employer Can Sue Union for Intentional Damage During Strike

HRWatchdog

Supreme Court ruled — in a near unanimous 8-1 opinion — that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) doesn’t preempt an employer’s state law claim that a union intentionally destroyed the employer’s property during a strike. For Glacier’s truck drivers, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No.

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Layoffs Involve Some Strict Rules with a Bit of Employer Discretion

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Second, if the company is unionized, the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) apply, so any rules regulating layoffs in the CBA must be followed. Second, if the company is unionized, the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) apply, so any rules regulating layoffs in the CBA must be followed.

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NLRB Changes the Joint-Employer Standard, Increased Bargaining Power for Temp Workers

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The issue was whether BFI and Leadpoint are joint-employers of the approximately 240 full-time, part-time and on-call temporary workers who work at the BFI facility and who the union petitioned to represent. The decision involves waste services company Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. Strong dissent in split decision.

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NLRB General Counsel Urges Board to Evaluate Employer Electronic Surveillance Practices

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It’s important to note that the NLRA is often misconstrued as a “union” law — some employers may believe that if their workforce is not organized into a union or does not have a collective bargaining agreement with them, then the NLRA does not apply. The most common example is surveillance cameras in the workplace.

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ICE Heats Up Form I-9 Audits: What California Employers Need to Do If They Get a Notice

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The notice must also be given to the collective bargaining representative, if any. Unions also have the right to receive notices. Ward, Employment Law Subject Matter Expert/Legal Writer and Editor. CalChamber members can read more about Worksite Immigration Enforcement and Protections in the HR Library.

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Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements

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In 2012, however, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements waiving their rights to pursue class and collective actions in all forums violated the NLRA and should not be enforced ( D.R. Bianca Saad, Employment Law Subject Matter Expert. Lewis , Nos. Background. 184 (2012)).