Suppose your company is a mechanical and electrical contractor. Let’s call it Crackerjack Contractors, Inc., or “Crackerjack” for short. Crackerjack employs sheet metal workers and they belong to the Superior Sheet Metal Workers Union (“Superior”). Crackerjack also has augmented its workforce with some sheet metal workers supplied by Terrific Temps (“Terrific”). You are a manager at Crackerjack. […]
What Did the NLRB Say in its Ruling on Joint Employment–and Why?
Last week, I promised to start looking at issues employers face when dealing with non-competition provisions (aka “non-competes”)–but then the NLRB rendered a long-awaited decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. d/b/a BFI Newby Island Recyclery, 362 NLRB No. 186 (August 27, 2015). I previously posted about that case here, when the case was pending. […]
Has the US Supreme Court “Overruled” Public Employee Unions?
Just over two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Quinn ruled that the State of Illinois cannot force certain public employees who do not opt to join a union to pay what amounts to a representation fee. You can access the full opinion here. The Supreme Court has previously upheld requirements that non-union members who nonetheless […]