Human Resource Law & Compliance

Employee Manual Violates NLRAAnother employee handbook did not measure up to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) scrutiny after it ruled that an employee handbook provision prohibiting employees from having a “conflict of interest” with the employer was facially overbroad and unlawful on its face. See Remington Lodging & Hospitality, LLC, 2015 BL 194198, 362 N.L.R.B. No. 123

Thanks to the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB), companies need to add employee manuals to the list of things that need spring cleaning. Specifically, the NLRB’s Office of the General Counsel issued a 3/18/2015 report full of examples of how your company’s employee manual likely violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Updating Employee Personnel ManualsFor background,

Throwing the Flag Employee MisconductThis past week saw the Seattle Seahawks skillfully avoid winning back-to-back Super Bowls because of (arguably) bad decision-making (all the Seahawks had to do was move the ball 36 inches into the end-zone – the only other decision worse than passing in that situation was having Katy Perry perform at half-time, but I digress).

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Michigan Employment LawIs an intern an employee? This question is expected to be answered in the coming weeks – at least for employers in the Second Circuit.

Specifically, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Court is expected to answer this question after it reviews two earlier conflicting opinions in two separate cases filed that