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Peter Ohr, the new top lawyer at the National Labor Relations Board NLRB, issued a memorandum on March 31, 2021, regarding employees’ right to act together to improve their working conditions ....
Monday, April 5, 2021 Although the clock is ticking on Peter Ohr’s tenure as the NLRB’s acting general counsel, with Jennifer Abruzzo’s nomination currently pending before the Senate, Ohr continues to actively advance a pro-labor agenda. On March 31, Ohr issued a memorandum to the National Labor Relations Board’s regional staff in which he advocated for a significant expansion of the types of employee conduct that might qualify as protected, concerted activity (sometimes referred to as PCA). Even more troubling for employers, Ohr committed to “robustly” enforce the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and “vigorously” prosecute claims alleging unlawful employer retaliation. Because protected, concerted activity is a foundational principle of labor law, its potential expansion has far-reaching implications in virtually every union and non-union workplace. ....
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 It is an unfair labor practice for an employer to retaliate against (1) union supporters pursuant to Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”), and (2) employees for filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, testifying in a Board proceeding, or otherwise utilizing the Board’s processes, under Section 8(a)(4). Both require an analysis of the employer’s motivation. But, does an employer violate both sections of the Act under the same factual pattern? According to the Board, not necessarily. On February 19, 2021, the Board, in BS&B Safety Systems, LLC, 370 NLRB No. 90 (2021), held that an employer violated Section 8(a)(3) of the Act by discharging an employee for engaging in union activities, but found that the employer did not violate Section 8(a)(4), even though the employee participated and cooperated in Board proceedings over a previously-filed unfair labor practice charge. ....
NLRA presents The State of the Lake February 11, 2021BRISTOL Newfounders near and far can tune in March 25 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time to the Newfound Lake Region Association s webinar presentation of The State of the Lake, where Executive Director Rebecca Hanson and Program Manager Andrew Veilleux will present findings on the health of the Newfound watershed and outline NLRA s conservation initiatives for the coming year. Learn about impacts to watershed health, get the details from NLRA s water quality collection data, and ask the lake experts your questions! Registration is available at: NewfoundLake.org/state-of-the-lake. Like communities across the globe, 2020 was an exceptional year for the people, plants, and animals of Newfound. A record number of visitors and recreators found refuge from the pandemic in Newfound s clear waters and abundant forests, with reports of negative impacts from pet and human waste, crowded boat launches, and poor environmental stewar ....