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Part 3: Will the Federal Government Take Over the UAW?

By Allen Kinzer

November 11, 2019

Amid the ever growing UAW corruption scandal, UAW President Gary Jones has taken a paid leave of absence, after the U.S. Justice Department accused him of embezzling over $700,000 in membership dues, among other charges. UAW Vice President Rory Gamble has been appointed acting President, and he has hired Deloitte LLP to conduct a forensic audit of UAW finances. His goal is to avoid a federal government take over of the union, which happened to…

Energy & Environmental Law Blog

The Supreme Court of Ohio To Address Due Diligence Under ODMA

By Ilya Batikov

October 18, 2019

In July, we wrote about Gerrity v. Chervenak (5th Dist., Guernsey County), involving the level of due diligence that the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act requires surface owners to use when notifying mineral holders of abandonment proceedings. On October 15, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio agreed to hear Gerrity. The Court will consider the following propositions of law: Appellant’s Proposition of Law No. I: R.C. 5301.56 Requires Strict Compliance and a Surface Owner Seeking…

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Court Reaffirms Ohio’s Marketable Title Act and Dormant Mineral Act are not in Conflict

By Jay Carr

October 8, 2019

The Seventh District Court of Appeals reaffirmed that claimants can use both Ohio’s Marketable Title Act (“MTA”) and Dormant Mineral Act (“DMA”) to extinguish and abandon, respectively, mineral interests. In West v. Bode, 2019-Ohio-4092, the appellant-surface owners attempted to extinguish a severed oil and gas royalty interest under the MTA. The holders of the royalty interest argued, in part, that the MTA did not extinguish the royalty interest because, as between the MTA and DMA, the…

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USGS: Big Increase in Undiscovered Marcellus and Utica Gas

By Ilya Batikov

October 7, 2019

The Marcellus and Utica Shales contain around 214 tcf of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment. “This is a significant increase from the previous USGS assessments of both formations. In 2011, the USGS estimated a mean of 84 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, and in 2012 the USGS estimated about 38 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Utica Shale,” the…

Energy & Environmental Law Blog

U.S. EPA Proposes Amendments to NSPS Rules for Oil and Gas Industry

By Ryan Elliott

October 1, 2019

On September 24, 2019, U.S. EPA proposed amendments to the 2012 and 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry under 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts OOOO and OOOOa. For details regarding U.S EPA’s proposed amendments to NSPS OOOO and NSPS OOOOa, see our recent Client Alert.…

Vorys on Labor

NLRB Proposed Rule States Graduate Students Are Not Employees

By Nelson Cary & Emily Papania

September 23, 2019

Last week, by a 3-1 vote, the NLRB approved a proposed rule that would classify graduate students, who conduct paid teaching and research, as students rather than “employees” under federal labor law. This rule would divest graduate students of their right to unionize and would end a recent wave of graduate student unionization efforts at private universities across the country. NLRB Chairman John Ring (R) stated that the purpose of the rulemaking was “to obtain…

Vorys on Labor

In Stark Reversal of Precedent, NLRB Finally Adopts “Contract Coverage” Standard for Employer Unilateral Changes

By Nelson Cary & Thomas Loeb

September 11, 2019

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Yesterday, in a stark reversal of its precedent, the NLRB discarded the “clear and unmistakable waiver” standard. Its replacement? An employer-friendly “contract coverage” standard to determine whether a unionized employer has improperly changed a policy or practice regarding a mandatory bargaining subject. In MV Transportation, Inc., 368 N.L.R.B. No. 66 (2019), the NLRB upheld an employer’s unilateral changes to its policies on a number of issues. These included changes to policies addressing light duty work…

Energy & Environmental Law Blog

Update for Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Professionals

By Jay Carr

September 10, 2019

The Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing issued new guidance for Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Professionals (“Land Professionals”). First, the Division updated its Land Professional Disclosure Form. Ohio law requires Land Professionals to provide this disclosure form to landowners prior to or at its first meeting with landowners. Second, the Division is requesting that all Land Professionals complete the disclosure form in its entirety. Specifically, Land Professionals should include the address and tax…

Vorys on Labor

Some Guidance for Employers on Drafting Lawful Conduct Rules

By Nelson Cary

August 29, 2019

Earlier this month, the NLRB’s Division of Advice (“Advice”) released a memorandum that opined on a variety of CVS Health’s (the “Company’s”) policies. It considered whether those policies were “unlawfully overbroad” as they related to employees’ Section 7 rights under the NLRA. It found that some were, but most were not. The advice memorandum is a good read for labor professionals. It provides examples of permissible employer regulations on employee conduct, including social media policies…

Vorys on Labor

NLRB Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Amending Election Procedures

By Nelson Cary & Lauren Sanders

August 15, 2019

On August 12, 2019, the NLRB published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding election procedures that the NLRB majority contends is essential to preserving employees’ right to free choice of representation. The proposed rule contain three changes to current NLRB election regulations: First, it replaces the current blocking charge policy with a vote-and-impound procedure. That is, under the amended regulations, a union election would not be blocked by a pending unfair…

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Part 3: Will the Federal Government Take Over the UAW?

The Supreme Court of Ohio To Address Due Diligence Under ODMA

Court Reaffirms Ohio’s Marketable Title Act and Dormant Mineral Act are not in Conflict

USGS: Big Increase in Undiscovered Marcellus and Utica Gas

U.S. EPA Proposes Amendments to NSPS Rules for Oil and Gas Industry

NLRB Proposed Rule States Graduate Students Are Not Employees

In Stark Reversal of Precedent, NLRB Finally Adopts “Contract Coverage” Standard for Employer Unilateral Changes

Update for Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Professionals

Some Guidance for Employers on Drafting Lawful Conduct Rules

NLRB Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Amending Election Procedures

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