Employment & Labor

Quick Hits

  • The NLRB restored the “clear and unmistakable” waiver standard for evaluating whether employers can make unilateral workplace changes without providing unions with notice and an opportunity to bargain.
  • Under the new standard, the NLRB requires specificity in contract language to demonstrate that a union has clearly waived its right to bargain.
  • The ruling

Quick Hits

  • Ohio has enacted into law SB 104, legislation restricting transgender access to certain school facilities: On November 27, 2024, Governor Mike DeWine signed into law the “Protect All Students Act,” which mandates that Ohio schools designate multi-occupancy restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, and shower rooms for exclusive use by male or female students

Quick Hits

  • The New York Department of Labor has issued guidance on the new Paid Prenatal Leave Law, effective January 1, 2025 . The law mandates that employers provide employees twenty hours of paid leave per year to receive prenatal care.
  • The guidance clarifies various aspects of the new law, including that paid prenatal leave