Supreme Court will rule on NLRB situation that has left healthcare workers and employers in doubt
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 25, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear a case on disputed National Labor Relations Board appointments that President Barack Obama made in 2012, which have created uncertainty about the legitimacy...
Unions scowl, employers beam. Just what do employees need to know?
By
James M. Berklan
May 08, 2013
First of all, to all the pro-union and pro-management types: Thanks for reading. Too bad only one of you can be happy after Tuesday’s federal appeals court ruling that tossed a National Labor Relations...
A toxic nursing home strike that gets weirder by the day
By
John O'Connor
Feb 11, 2013
The late Hunter S. Thompson famously said that when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. By his logic, the management and workers involved in a strike across five HealthBridge Management facilities...
Federal judge invalidates NLRB ‘microwave’ elections rule
By
McKnight's Staff
May 16, 2012
A federal district judge has invalidated a union elections rule this week on the grounds that the National Labor Relations Board did not have a quorum when the so-called “microwave rule” was...
Provider group hails delay of labor board’s notice posting requirement
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 18, 2012
A senior living group welcomed a decision by a U.S. appeals court to grant an injunction blocking implementation of the National Labor Relations Board’s notice posting rule.
Employers can be required to display union posters, judge rules
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 06, 2012
The National Labor Relations Board was deemed to be within its legal rights with its requirement that employers post notices about unionization rights, a U.S. district judge has ruled.
NLRB postpones notice-posting requirement again
Jan 03, 2012
The National Labor Relations Board announced it is delaying the implementation of its notice-posting rule until April 30 instead of Jan. 31.
NLRB offers guidance on social media policies and practices for nursing homes
By
Michael Pepperman, Esq.
Nov 22, 2011
The National Labor Relation Board’s Acting General Counsel has released a report summarizing a number of recent NLRB decisions involving employers’ restrictions on employee use of social media....
Provider group praises anti-union legislation
Oct 13, 2011
A leading assisted living advocacy group applauded legislation that would reverse two recent pro-union regulations issued by the National Labor Relations Board.
Paris Hilton, supermarket tabloids … and the National Labor Relations Board
By
Woodruff Imberman
Oct 11, 2011
As we predicted in “Labor Pains: Craig Becker’s Troubling Prescription for Long-Term Care Facilities,” in a January 2011 posting at mcknights.com, the National Labor Relations Board is...