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On December 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) ruled that an employer’s rule prohibiting use of its email system for nonbusiness purposes did not violate employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The 3-1 decision...By: Epstein Becker & Green

The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (Senate Bill No. 330; Senator Skinner) goes into effect on January 1, 2020 and expires on January 1, 2025. It aims to address the statewide housing crisis by limiting the number of public hearings for new housing...By: Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

On December 16, the final day of lone Democrat Lauren McFerran’s term, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) overruled a recent, Obama-era decision that required an employer to comply with its union dues checkoff obligations...By: Benesch

Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Continuing its shift toward more employer-friendly workplace decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (Board or NLRB) in Valley Hospital Medical Center held that employers may cease deducting union dues from employees’ paychecks when the...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a new decision that strengthens employers’ right to restrict employees from using company email for non-work reasons. Caesars Entertainment, No. 28-CA-60841 (NLRB Dec. 16,...By: Hogan Lovells

On Dec. 13, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a series of new regulations intended to eliminate and significantly alter 2014 regulations put into place during Barack Obama’s presidency....By: Clark Hill PLC

In Fischer v. Sentry Ins. A Mutual Co., an employee kept a log of when she felt sexually harassed or discriminated against by her employer. The log went missing shortly before the company fired her. In her retaliation complaint, the employee...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will require employers and their attorneys to register H-1B lottery applicants in a new online registration system for the 2020 filing season for H-1B specialty occupation visa...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The City of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (“Act”) will take effect on March 15, 2020. Covered employers will be required to provide sick leave to their employees pursuant to the newly-published guidelines, which were released with the announcement of...By: Clark Hill PLC