By Nelson Cary and Jesse Meade on Posted in Supervisors,Union OrganizingA recent NLRB decision once again demonstrates that intuition and logical conclusions are no substitute for documentation of supervisory acts when it comes to classifying employees as supervisors under the NLRA. At issue this time was a registered nurse whom the employer hired to assign and supervise the work of other nurses during shifts in which no other… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary and Natalie McLaughlin on Posted in SupervisorsDoubling down on its ruling that a tugboat captain isn’t a supervisor, the NLRB again took on a narrow view of who qualifies as a supervisor under the NLRA. In a 2-1 ruling, the NLRB in G4S Government Solutions, Inc., 363 N.L.R.B. No. 113 (Feb. 10, 2016) held that an employer did not meet its… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRB,Supervisors,Union OrganizingA tugboat captain is responsible for the safe operation of the vessel, its crew, and its cargo. The captain has deckhands available to help with that operation, and can tell those employees what to do and when to do it. Surely, therefore, it would seem that a captain should stand a pretty good chance of… Continue Reading
