Legal News

As not just a new year but a new decade begins, we know from the closing days of 2019 that the National Labor Relations Board is rolling back pro-employee/union rulings issued during the Obama era, and will likely continue to do so....By: Barley Snyder

“How much did you make in your last job?” Many employers continue to ask this question. State and local lawmakers, as well as some courts, however, believe this question, while neutral on its face, serves to perpetuate the gender pay gap since women...By: Barley Snyder

A Pennsylvania judge has made the first move to clarify an employer’s liability under the state’s Medical Marijuana Act....By: Barley Snyder

The U.S. Department of Labor finalized its “joint employer” rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), replacing the Obama-era joint employer guidance rescinded by the Trump administration in mid-2017 with much-needed clarification and helpful...By: Barley Snyder

New legislation designed to help more Americans build a personal retirement account should make it easier for employers – especially small businesses – to provide the service to their employees....By: Barley Snyder

The creation of the new movie “Bombshell” has brought up interesting questions when it comes to nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). The filmmakers behind the movie wanted authenticity and truth in telling the story of the women who exposed sexual...By: Barley Snyder

The National Labor Relations Board continues to trend pro-employer in its December rulings, with the latest blow to unions coming in the form of a ban on using a company email account for union purposes....By: Barley Snyder

In yet another break from precedent, the NLRB held recently that employers can have policies barring workers from discussing active workplace investigations....By: Barley Snyder

An NLRB rule change last week eased the standards of the Obama-era rule change and significantly lengthens the time between an NLRB regional director's order that there be an election and the actual election....By: Barley Snyder

Employers using non-disparagement agreements could be under scrutiny after some recent guidance from the National Labor Relations Board. In a new guidance memo, the NLRB’s Division of Advice concluded that a Missouri law firm violated federal labor...By: Barley Snyder