Author Archives: Jim Anelli
“Workplace Now”™
“Workplace Now” is a new quarterly report concerning the rapid changes occurring in today’s workplaces. We will identify key areas that General Counsel, HR Professionals, Corporate Risk Managers and Insurance Professionals should consider in evaluating workplace concerns. This four part series will examine future issues that we predict will become major areas of discussion in the years to come. Our first discussion will cover the expansion of local and state workforce laws and how employers, particularly those with national workforces, have quite literally been overtaken by these dynamic changes at the local level. The second report will identify the expected …
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Labor Strikes Back: The New NLRB Initiatives
While private sector union representation has been declining for decades, the last few years have ushered in a resurgence of union initiatives. Importantly, these efforts have been fueled by a labor friendly National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) that has embarked on unprecedented programs to allow for: so-called “ambush” elections; the expansion of the doctrine of joint employment; review of independent contractor misclassification issues concerning bargaining unit issues; expansion of employee protections for the use of social media; and intrusion upon “core” employer prerogatives under the “guise” of protecting “concerted activity” under the National Labor Relations Act (“ACT”). At the same …
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