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Employees barred from wearing certain pins during Starbucks union drive
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Court of Appeals holds that Starbucks may regulate how workers may display their support for a union drive in the workplace, including pins. The t-shirt policy is still an…
Labor & Employment Insights
General on the March: NLRB GC to Challenge or Revisit Numerous Past Orders
By Sofia Alvarez, Jennifer M. Trulock
On August 26, 2026, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Crystal S. Carey released Memorandum GC 26-04, “Further Guidance Regarding General Counsel Priorities.” The memo provides important insight into…
Employment Law Worldview
Second Circuit Rejects Application of NLRB’s Tesla Framework to Workplace Dress Code and Uniform Policies (US)
On September 2, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that could make it easier for employers to defend workplace dress code and uniform…
Labor Relations Update
When Is a Protest in the Workplace Not a “Workplace” Protest? NLRB Backs Microsoft’s Termination of Employees Who Organized Gaza Demonstration
By Joshua Fox, Yonatan Grossman-Boder, Cooper Halpern
Can employees be fired for organizing a protest at work that violates workplace rules if the protest isn’t actually about work? According to a recently released Advice Memorandum from the…
HR Defense
The Bigger Picture: Biden-Era Precedents on the Chopping Block
The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Inland Waters Pollution Control, Inc., covered here in our latest blog on protections for aggressive bargaining proposals, was notable in its own…
The Korean Law Blog
Dealing with Unions in Korea: The Top 14 Do’s and Don’ts by HR Advisor to IPG Legal
By Sean Hayes
This is a post by Tom Coyner from over a decade ago on Korean Unions, but it is still valid for today. Korea, the Land of Perpetual Crisis, is facing…
HR Defense
The Table Is Yours: NLRB Protects Bold Bargaining as New Majority Ramps Up
The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Inland Waters is significant for employers not only for what it says about bargaining proposals, but also for what it signals about…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Inside the NLRB: That Employee Group Text Could Create NLRA Liability for Nonunion Employers
Why Protected Concerted Activity Catches So Many Nonunion Employers by Surprise Many nonunion employers do not expect that they may be one ordinary employee group chat away from a potential…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, August 21, 2026
Third Republican Officially Joins NLRB. On August 17, 2026, James R. Macy was sworn in as a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a term that will…
The Employer Report
Asia Pacific Employers’ Forum 2026: Highlights and Insights
By Mohammad Rinaldo Aditya, Celeste Ang, Kenneth Chua, Jonathan Isaacs, Beomsu Kim, Barbara Klementz, Nam-Ake Lekfuangfu, Zheng Lu, Tess Lumsdaine, Brigid Maher, Kellie-Ann McDade, Tomohisa Muranushi, Thuy Hang Nguyen, Theeranit Pongpanarat, Trishelea Sandosam, Howard Shiu, Pamela Tsai, Eliseo Zuñiga, Jr.
Employment law developments across Asia Pacific continue at a rapid pace, with regulators expanding their enforcement powers, unions gaining influence, employees becoming more willing to challenge workplace decisions, and governments…