By Nelson Cary on Posted in Department of Labor,NLRB,Union OrganizingWhat a last couple of weeks on the labor law front. Here is a quick round up of significant developments, just to make sure you are caught up: Puzder Out, Acosta Up Next President Trump’s first DOL secretary nominee, Andrew Puzder, withdrew himself from contention earlier this week. Press reports suggest that there was insufficient support… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRB,Union OrganizingBy: Nelson D. Cary, Michael J. Shoenfelt Yesterday, the NLRB’s regional director for Region 13(Chicago), Peter Ohr, issued a 24-page ruling in which he held that college football players at Northwestern University were employees entitled to the right to organize. Ohr reasoned that the players met the standard for an employee under the NLRA and… Continue Reading
