Labor and Employment Law Blog

NLRB Awards Bargaining Expenses To Union

In a recent case, the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit enforced an order of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) requiring an employer to reimburse the union for the expenses that the union incurred during collective bargaining negotiations. NLRB v. Ampersand Publishing, 9th Cir., No. 21-71060, 8/11/22. The bargaining negotiations expenses included the […]

August 17, 2022 | 1 min read | Tagged: 9th Circuit, Ampersand Publishing, award, Bad Faith, CBA, Collective Bargaining, NLRB

Jerry Morales Of Counsel

Judge Red Cards U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s Equal Pay Claim

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s (“WNT”) battle to increase pay in line with that afforded to the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (“MNT”) was dealt a blow last Friday as a judge dismissed their Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) claim. The WNT has dominated the MNT in nearly every aspect of U.S. soccer, from match results, […]

May 7, 2020 | 1 min read | Tagged: Collective Bargaining, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Litigation

Benjamin A. Nucci Partner

NLRB Deferral Rules to Arbitration

Many employers are unsure about the NLRB’s deferral to arbitration rules. For nearly 60 years the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had applied the “Spielberg/Olin” standard in cases involving whether to defer to a decision reached through a grievance/arbitration procedure in a union contract. Under this standard, the NLRB would defer IF the following factors […]

October 31, 2017 | 2 min read | Tagged: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Employment Arbitration Agreements

Jerry Morales Of Counsel