Vigilant Blog

Employers can no longer unilaterally stop collecting union dues when a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expires, ruled the U.S. Ninth Circuit of Appeals. Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a union-represented employee can agree to allow their employer to deduct and remit union dues. In a case involving hospital employees, the CBA between the…

As expected, the National Labor Relations Board has issued “quickie election” rules—new regulations that will likely shorten the amount of time between a union’s petition for an election and the date of the election itself. The changes apply to representation petitions filed on or after December 26, 2023 (88 Fed Reg 58076, August 25, 2023)….

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) now requires employers to quickly file any challenges to a union’s demand for recognition, and if an employer commits an unfair labor practice (ULP) that would justify setting aside an election result in the employer’s favor, the Board will require the employer to proceed straight to bargaining with the…

The National Labor Relations Board has returned to its traditional multi-factor test for determining independent contractor status, overruling its own 2019 decision that had focused mainly on the worker’s entrepreneurial opportunity (The Atlanta Opera, Inc., NLRB, June 2023). This test is important to properly classify workers because independent contractors are excluded from the organizing rights…