By Edwin S. Hopson
On February 27, 2012, the NLRB’s Acting General Counsel announced that he was considering consolidation of some of its regional offices. Apparently as a result of declining case loads, the Board's Acting General Counsel announced a pilot program to look at consolidating regional offices in St. Louis, Missouri (Region ...
By John W. Woodard, Jr.
Indiana’s new business-friendly right-to-work law is being challenged in federal Court. Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers has filed suit seeking to enjoin enforcement of the law claiming that it is both unconstitutional and pre-empted by federal labor law. A Motion for Temporary ...
Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a “Questions and Answers” piece about informal guidance it had offered on November 11, 2011, about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to qualification standards for jobs. Specifically addressed was a typical qualification for ...
By Edwin S. Hoposon
Late last month, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Lafe Solomon issued a second report describing social media cases reviewed by his office. The Memorandum covered 14 cases, 7 of which involved questions about employer social media policies. Five of those social media policies were found to be ...
By Edwin S. Hopson
On February 16, 2012, the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN), joined by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), introduced H.J. Resolution 103 under the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. §§801-808) that would block the National Labor Relations Board's December 21, 2011, new ...
By Edwin S. Hopson
On February 13, 2012, President Obama formally sent to the U.S. Senate the nominations of Sharon Block, Richard Griffin, and Terence Flynn to be members of the National Labor Relations Board. He had recess-appointed them on January 4, 2012. Assuming Senate confirmation, which is not likely to occur this year, Block’s term ...
By Edwin S. Hopson
On February 1, 2012, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was to hold a hearing entitled “Uncharted Territory: What are the Consequences of President Obama’s Unprecedented ‘Recess’ Appointments.” The purpose of the hearing was to explore the possible consequences of the President’s three ...