The NLRB Uses the “Goldilocks” Test for Employer Rules
Did you read the excruciatingly boring 30-page “Report of the General Counsel Concerning Employer Rules” that was issued on March 18, 2015, by NLRB General Counsel Robert F. Griffin, Jr.? Don’t embarrass yourself by admitting this fact – and don’t cry when you learn that the effort was totally wasted.
Sexual Harassment and Arbitration: More News Equals More New Legislation
What do Senator Al Franken and President Donald Trump have in common? As it turns out, quite a bit: Both men were born in New York City, simultaneously belonged to the Democratic party for many years, attended prestigious East Coast universities, and both men have been accused by numerous women of sexual harassment. Of course, Senator Franken and President Trump are not the only famous men who recently have been accused of sexual harassment (or worse). Here is a small sampling: U.S. Circuit Court Judge Alex Kozinski, Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, U.S. Representative Trent Franks, radio personality and author Garrison Keillor, NBC host Matt Lauer, Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons, comedian Louis C.K., actor Kevin Spacey, and former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore.
How to Draft a Mandatory Arbitration Agreement That Both Sides Can Live With
Does it matter if employees like or loathe their employers’ mandatory arbitration agreements? After all, employers have gained the upper hand when it comes to the mandatory arbitration of employment disputes. Both federal and state courts routinely rebuff employee challenges to the enforceability of such agreements.
Home Damage from Mine Blasting in West Virginia
A 2017 attempt to increase the required distance between production blasting activities and currently or recently occupied structures failed to pass in the West Virginia legislature. House Bill 2087, introduced in February of 2017, proposed to amend and reenact §22-3-22a of the Code of West Virginia relating to blasting activities in order to prevent home damage from mine blasting in West Virginia.
The Whistle-blower Law in WV: New Consequences for Violations
In 2017, West Virginia enacted legislation amending the law designed to protect employees of the state and its political subdivisions from retaliation against whistle-blowers in WV and allows such an employee to bring a civil action for redress if the State or a political subdivision discharges, threatens or otherwise discriminates or retaliates against an employee because the employee makes a good faith report to the employer or an appropriate authority of instances of wrongdoing or waste by a governmental entity.