The President has nominated James Macy, a longtime management side labor lawyer, to fill a seat at the NLRB expiring August 27, 2030.Mr. Macy is at the Labor Department, serving as the acting head of the Wage and Hour Division,
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Don't fire an employee for asking for a raise
Interesting: Oregon law protects an employee from adverse employment actions by their employer when the employee requests a raise. Mirkovic v. Tenasys Corp (Oregon Ct App 04/01/2026) [PDF]
New Chair at the NLRB
The President has designated NLRB Member James R. Murphy as Chairman, replacing Member David Prouty. He was sworn in as a Member on January 7, 2026, for a term expiring on December 16, 2027.Mr. Murphy returned to the Board after a
The power of a delegation clause in an arbitration agreement
1. The parties agreed to arbitrate employment-related disputes.2. The arbitration agreement delegated the question of the agreement’s validity to an arbitrator to decide.3. But the trial court denied a motion to compel arbitration due to a severability clause.4. And the
6th Circuit dumps Cemex
Even though employees voted 45–14 against the Teamsters, the NLRB ordered an employer to recognize the union. That was based on the NLRB’s 𝘊𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘹 decision.The NLRB found that the employer committed unfair labor practices that interfered with a union election.
Grossman's Employment Discrimination Law Update
You can get your very own update for Lindemann, Grossman and Weirich, Employment Discrimination Law (BNA – Sixth Edition 2020), courtesy of Paul Grossman at Paul Hastings. The UPDATE is organized by book chapter, and brings the book up-to-date through
NLRB Memo on Case Handling Guidance
NLRB General Counsel Crystal S. Carey issued GC Memorandum 26-03 on February 27: Case Handling Guidance [PDF].This gives you some idea of where she is going.
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
Two recent cases—each deciding an issue of first impression—have concluded that where an employee brings multiple claims in a single suit against a party with whom she has an otherwise-valid arbitration agreement, and one of those claims alleges a “sexual
Supreme Court sleeping pill
Some decisions are just too boring for words.The current winner is Geo Group v. Menocal (US Supreme Ct 02/25/2026) [PDF] A former detainee at a privately operated ICE facility sued the operator claiming violation of a federal bar
Trump v. Slaughter arguments
On Monday, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, where the issue is “Whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers and, if so, whether Humphrey’s Executor