The executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) recently resigned in the wake of two ongoing investigations involving an inappropriate relationship with a union employee and alleged improprieties related to union finances. Tony Clark, the now former MLBPA Chief, stepped down after serving more than twelve years as the union’s leader. Clark’s
A landmark ruling challenges the Board’s authority to reshape labor law through case decisions rather than formal rulemaking.
On December 18, by a 53-43 vote, the Senate confirmed James Murphy and Scott Mayer as Members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) along with Crystal Carey to serve as the agency’s General Counsel.
As the cannabis industry rapidly expands across the United States, a unique legal and regulatory landscape is taking shape. At the heart of this landscape is the intersection between state-mandated Labor Peace Agreements (“LPAs”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), and the evolving relationship between employers and unions. With the NLRB currently lacking a quorum
On July 31, 2025, Hood River Distillers, Inc. filed a petition for writ of certiorari imploring the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling of the D. C. Circuit. The D. C. Circuit had affirmed a National Labor Relations Board Ruling that Hood River had failed to comply with its bargaining obligations even though the Union
Settling cases before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) became an increasingly difficult task under the prior administration, where the terms of agreements were often dictated by General Counsel directives insisting on specific remedies, types of remedies, or specific terms in agreements. For employers and labor attorneys seeking to resolve cases, pursuing a settlement was
Between the close of business on Monday, January 27 and the following morning, President Trump discharged Jennifer Abruzzo from her duties as the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. Jessica Rutter was elevated from deputy general counsel to acting general counsel, the agency announced Tuesday.
It was anticipated that President Trump would remove
The Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 560, requested to withdraw its petition to unionize on December 31, 2024. The petition, approved by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) the same day, ended the first successful college athlete unionization effort in the nation. The timing of the withdrawal
Given the variety and complexity of tasks associated with operations management, automated systems, including those utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), are increasingly deployed by businesses to improve overall efficiencies. As part of this effort, the use of AI or related automated systems to track and monitor production, including employee activities, is becoming widespread. A 2022 New
On October 7, 2024, the Office of the General Counsel issued a new memorandum, GC 25-01, expanding her prosecutorial agenda to remedy what she sees as the harmful effects of non-compete agreements and so-called “stay-or-pay” provisions that violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Last year, General Counsel Abruzzo issued memorandum GC Memo 23-08 stating
