The NLRB has decided another case regarding employee handbooks. No news there. What new problems could the NLRB find with employee handbooks? To many employers, it seems the NLRB has beaten this one to death. What is new is the specific provisions, ones that you might never dream would be a problem are now on […]
Can “Temps” Now Be Part of Your Unionized Workforce?
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’s the Likely Impact of the NLRB’s Joint Employment Ruling?
We are back with our discussion of the NLRB case, Browning-Ferris Industries of California–and all the doomsday predictions that seem to come with it. Now, I don’t mean to unduly minimize any concerns about how this ruling will impact businesses. I do, however, get a bit suspicious of broad, sweeping statements. At the same time, what […]
Can the NLRB Decide Your Policies on After-Hours Access to the Workplace?
Do you limit off-hour access to the workplace to your employees? Many employers do, and with good reasons, such as security issues, liability for injuries, property damage, minimizing disruption to name a few. Still, by now it may not surprise you to know that your right as an employer to control employee access to the […]