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Labor Law (Private Sector)
NLRB to Revisit Joint Employer Test
June 2, 2014 by
Adrian Barnes
The National Labor Relations Board has long recognized that employees can have more than one employer, and can be jointly employed for purposes of collective bargaining. This joint employer issue results in some complexity in… Read More
Teamsters and California Hauling Company Reach Settlement through NLRB – Back Wages and New Bargaining Agreement Result
May 12, 2014 by
John C. Provost
A three-year effort by the employees of an aggregate-hauling company in Marysville, California and by Teamsters Local 137 to represent those employees ended in success last week with a settlement spearheaded by Region 20 of… Read More
NLRB Makes Call for College Football Union
April 28, 2014 by
Dalisai Nisperos
For the first time in history, college level athletes have been classified as employees who have a right to form a union. We at Beeson, Tayer and Bodine (BT&B) have been following this in sports… Read More
Bargaining Agreement Controls Scope of “Overtime” Hours for Premium Pay
February 20, 2014 by
Adrian Barnes
In a recent opinion, a California appellate court considered whether California Labor Code’s definition of “overtime” applies to employees covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The case is Vranish et al. v. Exxon… Read More
‘Neutrality Agreements’ Dodge a Bullet
January 13, 2014 by
Christopher Hammer
Unions dodged a potentially lethal bullet when the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided, after hearing oral argument, not to issue a ruling in a case calling into question the legality of union-employer neutrality agreements. This… Read More
2013 California Legislative Round-Up
November 1, 2013 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Contributors: Peter McEntee, Susan Garea, Vishtasp Soroushian, Adrian Barnes, Christopher Hammer, Dalisai Nisperos and Kate Hegé. Edited by Teague Paterson. As has become a ritual in recent years, Governor Brown signed a large number of… Read More
Why Millennials Should Care What Happens to Unions in America
August 28, 2013 by
Andrew Baker
Monday marks the 130th celebration of Labor Day Monday in the U.S. Aside from a day off work, and holiday sales at the stores, what does Labor Day still mean? And should Millennials be worried… Read More
Court Approves New Hours-of-Service Rules for Commercial Drivers
August 14, 2013 by
Susan Garea
On August 2, 2013, the D.C. Circuit rejected most of the American Trucking Association’s private labor law challenges to revised Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hours-of-service (HOS) safety requirements for commercial truck drivers that… Read More
Update to article: “Senate Compromise Clears Path to Functional NLRB”
August 2, 2013 by
Andrew Baker
Good news. We have an update to our article about how Senate compromise clears path to functional NLRB. On July 30th, the senate confirmed all five members of the Board. For the first time since… Read More
Senate Compromise Clears Path to Functional NLRB
July 18, 2013 by
Andrew Baker
We reported earlier this year that a D.C. Court of Appeals decision ruled unlawful several White House “recess” appointments to the NLRB, a decision which if upheld would rob the Board of the quorum necessary… Read More
NLRB to Revisit Joint Employer Test
June 2, 2014 by Adrian Barnes
The National Labor Relations Board has long recognized that employees can have more than one employer, and can be jointly employed for purposes of collective bargaining. This joint employer issue results in some complexity in… Read More
Teamsters and California Hauling Company Reach Settlement through NLRB – Back Wages and New Bargaining Agreement Result
May 12, 2014 by John C. Provost
A three-year effort by the employees of an aggregate-hauling company in Marysville, California and by Teamsters Local 137 to represent those employees ended in success last week with a settlement spearheaded by Region 20 of… Read More
NLRB Makes Call for College Football Union
April 28, 2014 by Dalisai Nisperos
For the first time in history, college level athletes have been classified as employees who have a right to form a union. We at Beeson, Tayer and Bodine (BT&B) have been following this in sports… Read More
Bargaining Agreement Controls Scope of “Overtime” Hours for Premium Pay
February 20, 2014 by Adrian Barnes
In a recent opinion, a California appellate court considered whether California Labor Code’s definition of “overtime” applies to employees covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The case is Vranish et al. v. Exxon… Read More
‘Neutrality Agreements’ Dodge a Bullet
January 13, 2014 by Christopher Hammer
Unions dodged a potentially lethal bullet when the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided, after hearing oral argument, not to issue a ruling in a case calling into question the legality of union-employer neutrality agreements. This… Read More
2013 California Legislative Round-Up
November 1, 2013 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Contributors: Peter McEntee, Susan Garea, Vishtasp Soroushian, Adrian Barnes, Christopher Hammer, Dalisai Nisperos and Kate Hegé. Edited by Teague Paterson. As has become a ritual in recent years, Governor Brown signed a large number of… Read More
Why Millennials Should Care What Happens to Unions in America
August 28, 2013 by Andrew Baker
Monday marks the 130th celebration of Labor Day Monday in the U.S. Aside from a day off work, and holiday sales at the stores, what does Labor Day still mean? And should Millennials be worried… Read More
Court Approves New Hours-of-Service Rules for Commercial Drivers
August 14, 2013 by Susan Garea
On August 2, 2013, the D.C. Circuit rejected most of the American Trucking Association’s private labor law challenges to revised Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hours-of-service (HOS) safety requirements for commercial truck drivers that… Read More
Update to article: “Senate Compromise Clears Path to Functional NLRB”
August 2, 2013 by Andrew Baker
Good news. We have an update to our article about how Senate compromise clears path to functional NLRB. On July 30th, the senate confirmed all five members of the Board. For the first time since… Read More
Senate Compromise Clears Path to Functional NLRB
July 18, 2013 by Andrew Baker
We reported earlier this year that a D.C. Court of Appeals decision ruled unlawful several White House “recess” appointments to the NLRB, a decision which if upheld would rob the Board of the quorum necessary… Read More
