Key Takeaways The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently finalized a rule broadening the joint employer test. The new rule replaces a 2020 policy that excused joint employers from bargaining unless workers could demonstrate that the joint employer had...
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Ohio’s One Fair Wage Petition and Its Implications
Introduction In the pursuit of economic fairness, Ohio finds itself at a crossroads with the One Fair Wage petition (One Fair Wage), a movement aiming to amend Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio State Constitution to increase the minimum wage. As with any significant...
Spa Corporate Officials Taken into Custody for Refusal to Comply with NLRB and Court Orders
In a recent and highly unusual turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) has ordered U.S. Marshals to take corporate officials of Haven Salon + Spa (Haven) into custody for their steadfast refusal to comply with...
College Athletes as Employees: Landmark Case Could Reshape Collegiate Athletics
Implications for Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws In a pivotal legal battle, the Third Circuit is currently deliberating whether college athletes should be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act for the purpose of receiving wages. This landmark case...
NLRB Issues Final Rule Rolling Back Remainder of 2019 Regulation on Representation Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced a new rule that will reduce the waiting time for workers to vote on whether to unionize. Following the NLRB decision in March 2023 to rescind four provisions of the 2019 Regulation from the Board’s Rules and...