On March 14, 2018, leaders from the Service Employees International Union, the United Auto Workers, the American Federation of Teachers, and UNITE HERE announced a new coalition to organize graduate students at private universities. Each union will contribute money, political […]
NLRB Upholds Discharge of Employee Whose Protected Activity Included Intentional Deception
March 7, 2018
KHRG Employer, LLC d/b/a Hotel Burnham & Atwood Café, 366 NLRB No. 22 (2018) On February 28, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) issued an important decision for employers and employees, reminding all that protected activity under the National […]
New Article Describes 110% Adequacy Referendum Provision That May Reduce Educational Fund Levy
March 7, 2018
In the Spring 2018 issue of the IASBO UPDATE magazine, Franczek P.C. partner Ares Dalianis discusses the new provision allowing registered voters to place a referendum on the consolidated (or odd-year) ballot seeking a reduction of up to ten percent in […]
As we discussed in our previous alert, various actions and protests are being planned in the wake of the February 14 school shooting in Parkland Florida, including a National School Walkout planned for March 14. In light of the legal and […]
Second Circuit Court Finds Sexual Orientation Protected Under Title VII
February 28, 2018
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut, New York, and Vermont), became the second federal appellate court to explicitly hold that federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. In April 2017, […]
National Labor Relations Board Vacates Hy-Brand and Returns to Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard
February 27, 2018
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board issued an Order abruptly vacating its decision in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors. In Hy-Brand, issued in December, the Board overturned the controversial joint employer standards established by the Obama-era NLRB in Browning-Ferris Industries. We have discussed Browning-Ferris before (see our original […]
Supreme Court Ruling Narrows Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Definition
February 22, 2018
In 2010, as part of the sweeping regulatory reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act, which was passed in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown, Congress expanded whistleblower protections provided to employees who report SEC violations under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act […]
National School Walkout Planned for March 14
February 20, 2018
We join with the education community in feeling shocked and saddened over recent events involving gun violence, including the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. We have no doubt that you have been engaging in challenging […]