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California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Don’t Wait for a Walkout: Plan Now for Picketing, Strikes, and “Line Passes” in Essential Public Health Operations
For agencies operating hospitals, clinics, behavioral health programs, correctional health programs, or other essential public health services, picketing and strike activity by their employees can raise immediate operational, legal, and…
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NLRB and DOL Signal Reduced Enforcement of Workplace Rule Violations
NLRB General Counsel and DOL Relax Scrutiny in Workplaces In a memo on February 27, 2026, Crystal Carey, NLRB General Counsel, directed NLRB Regional Offices to be less aggressive in…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Major Changes to New Zealand’s Employment Relations Framework
By By: Samantha R. Duncan, Goli Rahimi
New Zealand’s employment law framework is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill will reshape how dismissal risks, remedies, and contractor classification operate in practice.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
The Practical NLRB Advisor: Winter 2026
Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Winter 2026 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This issue discusses the host of problems…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
NLRB’s Aggressive Bargaining Order Framework Rejected by Sixth Circuit as Agency Overreach
By By: Christine M. Flack, Zachary V. Zagger
On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial Biden-era framework—known as the Cemex standard—that empowered the Board…
Global Workplace Insider
Employment Rights Act 2025: Updated timeline and new consultations published
At the beginning of February, the government published an updated timeline for implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act). In addition, five further consultation papers relating to changes…
California Employment Law Update
NLRB’s 2020 Joint Employer Standard Officially Returns
By Joshua Fox, Yonatan Grossman-Boder, Rachel Edelson
In an anticipated move, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) formally reinstated its 2020 rule that controls when an employer is deemed a joint employer under the labor law.…
Labor Relations Update
Washington Looks to Join the NLRB Trigger Bill Trend
By Joshua Fox, Cooper Halpern, Yonatan Grossman-Boder
On February 20, 2026, the Washington State Senate advanced House Bill 2471 (“HB 2471”), a proposed law that would authorize the state to regulate certain private-sector labor disputes if the…
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Court of Appeals sidesteps separation-of-powers arguments relating to the NLRB and other federal agencies
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
Here is a case for the modern age: the National Labor Relations Board proceeded against certain health care facilities, claiming they were denying the labor rights of their employees. But…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
The Right to Representation: A Practical Guide for California Public Employers
By Kelly Tuffo
Disciplinary and investigatory interviews are an unavoidable part of managing a public workforce. When a represented employee is questioned in a setting that could lead to discipline or involving highly…