Wading Through the Recent Sea of Change in Our Nation's Labor Laws

The National Labor Relations Board has dramatically changed the legal landscape with a recent tide of new decisions. In fact you may be surprised to learn what's changed in just the last several weeks.

At our upcoming Labor Briefing, you will have a chance to get caught up on the latest decisions from the NLRB and determine how these decisions may impact your company, as you spend time with our labor lawyers over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.

The important new decisions that our presenters will address include:

• Corporate Campaigns – Unions may still play the game, but has the NLRB taken away the prize? In Dana Corp, 351 NLRB No. 28 (2007), the Board held that an employer's voluntary recognition of a union does not bar a decertification or rival union petition that is filed within 45 days of the notice of recognition. Find out what this decision means for card check agreements and other forms of voluntary employer recognition of a union.
• That's extortion! When can an employer sue a union over its misconduct? -- RICO and other employer suits after BE&K. In BE&K Construction, 351 NLRB No. 29 (2007), the Board held that an employer's filing and maintenance of a reasonably based lawsuit against a union does not violate Section 8(a)(1) regardless of the employer's motive in litigating.
• Do you still need to worry about union salts? In Toering Electric Co., 351 NLRB No. 18 (2007), the Board modified its standard in hiring discrimination cases by limiting the definition of applicant to someone who is "genuinely interested" in employment.
• General Motors has pulled out of fixed-income pension plans and UPS has struck a deal to exit the Central States Pension Fund. What may this mean for your next negotiations?
• The Board has spoken. But Unions will not be content to give the NLRB the final word. Unions are already busy pushing their legislative agenda in Congress with the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act and the RESPECT Act. What developments are anticipated in determining "supervisor status" and in union organizing? There will be much more to come in 2008.

Please RSVP to Judy Taylor at jtaylor@littler.com or call 404.760.3955 if you have any questions. There is no charge to attend this valuable program.