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January 14, 2015

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Compliance

Prepare Now To Stay Union-Free

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) removed unnecessary barriers and reduced unnecessary delays according to its final rule on the union election process. This ruling has been referred to as “quickie or ambush elections”. It was published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2014 and will take effect April 14, 2015. In their ruling, rules about documents and communications are modernized in light of new technology. Electronic filings and communications will replace paper petition filings and notifications. Election petitions can be filed with the Board and served on the employer electronically. Currently, employers are not required to post a […]

December 2, 2014

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Compliance

Changes to Legal Immigration Programs

While everyone is focused on illegal immigration, don’t lose sight of President Obama’s executive actions intention to make things a bit easier for employers to access and retain legal immigrants. Business leaders have pleaded with Congress to pass an immigration reform bill. Tom Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated this reform would boost productivity, attract worldwide investment, raise the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and slash the federal deficit. Immigration reform is needed to alleviate labor shortages. The technology sector struggles to find qualified candidates. A recent survey conducted by Adecco found there is one unemployed […]

November 3, 2014

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Compliance

BYOD—Where’s The Party?

Bring your own device (BYOD) is anything but fun. Every employer needs to address employees’ personal communication devices. More and more employers have decided it’s better to let employees use their own devices to manage their business and personal lives. Employers and employees risk privacy breeches along with countless other headaches. Policies to protect both parties are difficult to write and manage. A one size policy does not fit all. The nature of the business and what kind of data it uses will determine what legal obligations exist. Developing a BYOD policy requires legal advice after the employer decides in […]

April 8, 2014

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Civility

Drawing the line on civility

The NLRB requires most private employers to abide by the National Labor Relations Act. Very basically, Section 7 gives employees the right to organize and to engage in concerted activities for mutual aid, and the right to refrain from any such activities for the most part. Section 8 describes unfair labor practices of employers. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) conducts thousands of unfair labor practice investigations each year. A recent finding ruled it unlawful to require employees to refrain from negativity in the workplace. Hills and Dales General Hospital was struggling in 2005. Departments were not cooperating with each other, […]