The Fight Continues for Employee Status – Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Are Employees Under the NLRA

The Fight Continues for Employee Status – Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Are Employees Under the NLRA

Summary: On February 5, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB or Board) Regional Director for Region 1 (Boston) announced that Dartmouth College men’s basketball players are employees under the National Labor Relations... Read more »
NLRB Regional Director Says Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Are Employees, Can Vote in Union Election

NLRB Regional Director Says Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Are Employees, Can Vote in Union Election

On February 5, 2024, the NLRB’s Regional Director for Region 1, Laura Sacks, issued a written decision finding that Dartmouth’s men’s basketball players are employees under the National Labor Relations Act. Based... Read more »
NLRB Regional Director Rules Dartmouth College Basketballs Are Employees, Setting Up Potential Landmark Board Case

NLRB Regional Director Rules Dartmouth College Basketballs Are Employees, Setting Up Potential Landmark Board Case

On February 5, 2024, a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston ruled that men’s college basketball players at Dartmouth College are “employees” within the meaning of the... Read more »
What To Expect As 5th Circ. Mulls Broader NLRB Remedies

What To Expect As 5th Circ. Mulls Broader NLRB Remedies

Alex MacDonald explains the key questions in the first test of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that threatens to make employers pay more to workers whose rights they violate. Law360 Employment... Read more »
NLRB Regional Director Rules Dartmouth College Basketballs Are Employees, Setting Up Potential Landmark Board Case

NLRB Regional Director Rules Dartmouth Basketball Players Are Employees, Setting Up Potential Landmark Board Case

On February 5, 2024, a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston ruled that men’s college basketball players at Dartmouth College are “employees” within the meaning of the... Read more »
Labor & Employment Practice Group Partners Author NLRB Non-compete Clauses Article

Labor & Employment Practice Group Partners Author NLRB Non-compete Clauses Article

Labor & Employment Practice Group partners Joe Lavigne and Tom Hubert authored the Hotel Management article “NLRB strengthens its position against (most) non-compete clauses” published on October 19, 2023. The article covers... Read more »
Labor & Employment Practice Group Partners Author NLRB Non-compete Clauses Article

OSHA and NLRB Set Forth MOU to Strengthen Protections for the Health and Safety of Workers: A 2024 Outlook

On October 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their interagency partnership. The purpose of... Read more »
NLRB Unlawful Tesla Clothing Policy

NLRB Unlawful Tesla Clothing Policy

Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) decided that employers cannot restrict employees from displaying union insignia (e.g., buttons, clothing, pins, and stickers) absent a showing of “special... Read more »
NLRB Dress Code Decision Overturned in 5th Circuit

NLRB Dress Code Decision Overturned in 5th Circuit

As we previously reported here, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) upended years of settled law in Tesla, Inc., 370 NLRB No. 131 (2022), when it held that employers cannot restrict employees from... Read more »
NLRB Forcing Starbucks to Reopen Unionized Stores

NLRB Forcing Starbucks to Reopen Unionized Stores

One of the more harsh remedies at the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) disposal is forcing companies to reopen shuttered locations in the event the agency determines the decision to close those sites was... Read more »
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