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Online retailer Amazon receives over 11.95 million orders each day and contracts with delivery service partners (DSPs) to complete its abundant deliveries. Amazon employees, technology, and operations work to fulfill online orders, and the orders are packaged at fulfillment centers and dispatched to delivery stations. At the delivery stations, the DSPs take over. They direct […]
With the presidential inauguration just behind us, it’s no surprise that political tensions are high in the workplace. With a record number of employees donning “Make America Great Again (MAGA)” hats and “Yes She Can” T-shirts at work, employers want to know whether they can—or should—implement policies to keep politics out of the workplace. While […]
With this year’s presidential election underway, escaping coverage and conversations about candidates and campaigns seems nearly impossible. While there’s nothing new about political coverage increasing during an election year, the unprecedented events during this year’s election cycle along with the extreme polarization of modern-day politics in America have led to increased levels of passionate discourse […]
Question: Are there any laws regulating whether managers and supervisors are allowed to know the compensation of the employees they supervise? Answer: There’s currently no law that regulates whether managers and supervisors are allowed to know the compensation of the employees they supervise. Employers may therefore implement policies restricting the sharing of this information. However, […]
The boiling dispute over the unionization of baristas is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) authorizes federal courts to issue preliminary court orders against employers that are allegedly violating federal labor law. This allows the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to seek such extraordinary relief […]
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court covering Texas) recently gave a green light to a dress code rule at a Telsa facility manufacturing electric cars. Read on. Dress for Success The Telsa facility gave each production employee what it called Team Wear: four black shirts and a black sweater, each […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made a series of pro-employee moves over the past few months that have significant adverse implications for employers. To recap, the NRLB’s recent actions have included: A Closer Look at the Recent NRLB Actions In February 2023, the NLRB ruled that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) prohibits […]
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule on the joint-employer standard under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This new rule, originally set to go into effect December 26, 2023, is essentially a rollback of the NLRB’s 2020 joint-employer rule issued during the Trump administration. On November 16, 2023, however, the […]
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new rule on joint employment puts more employers at risk of joint employer status, meaning they will bear more responsibility related to unionization, bargaining, and unfair labor practice charges. The Board’s new rule, issued October 26, replaces a rule issued in 2020 by the Trump administration’s Board. That rule […]
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new standard for evaluating the legality of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Employers in both unionized and nonunionized settings should review their employee handbooks and policies to ensure compliance with the new standard. Review of the Old Standard As […]