Labor & Employment Law

The Limitations In Having A Two Member NLRB
Essex Valley Visiting Nurses, 352 NLRB No. 61 (April 30, 2008), is a critically important NLRB decision which illustrates the limitations of having an NLRB that is not at full strength...

D.C. Circuit Affirms Red Arrow Standard To Determine Voter Eligibility
Abbott v. NLRB, ___F.3d___ (D.C. Cir. April 18, 2008) is an important decision concerning an appeal from the NLRB. This decision reaffirms Red Arrow, 278 NLRB 965 (1986). Under this standard, an employee who is a member of a unit...

NLRB Member Wilma B. Liebman To Speak at Graduate Center In New York On May 7, 2008
NLRB Member Wilma Liebman is the featured speaker at the Graduate Center For Worker Education, 25 Broadway, 7th floor (lower Manhattan near Bowling Green Subway) on May 7, 2008 between 5:30pm and 8:00 pm...

Schaumber to chair NLRB
Peter C. Schaumber will be the chairman of the (now) two-Member NLRB. It's sad that the President and Senate cannot get together to fully staff the National Labor Relations Board. Meanwhile, congratulations to Member Schaumber, a capable and conscientious Member...

NLRB Decisions To Be Released On-line
A June 6, 2008, NLRB Press Release, available here, states that NLRB and ALJ decisions will be released on-line under a pilot program. Currently, NLRB decisions are mailed to the parties and released on the Board's web site 3 business...

Comments on joint petition rule
NLRB is proposing a new type of petition for election. [Federal Register notice (02/26/2008)] This would result in a new form of consent election, featuring a joint union-employer petition, eliminating a requirement of a showing of interest, not allowing unfair labor practice charges to block the election, and allowing final resolution of disputes to be made by the Regional Director...

Self Defense
It's legal to defend yourself and your family

US Army Helicopter Crashes On Campus
1 Crew Member dies

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.

CIA
Department of Defense Sued by Veterans

Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

The Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

Government Overbilling
Defense contractor to pay $8.9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.