NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo continues to push the Board to take aggressive and unprecedented pro-labor stances, seeking to overturn decades of well-settled jurisprudence.
On April 7, 2022, General Counsel (GC) Jennifer A. Abruzzo released Memorandum 22-04, The Right to Refrain from Captive Audience and other Mandatory Meetings.
On April 7, 2022, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the next term’s vacancy on the bench with Justice Stephen Breyer’s upcoming retirement.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the agency will undertake three efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens within the legal immigration system.
On April 6, 2022, Cal/OSHA issued a draft COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for readoption to replace the current version, which expires on May 5, 2022.
Two noteworthy developments have occurred since the California Fair Employment & Housing Council released draft revisions to the state’s employment non-discrimination laws that relate to the nascent law surrounding the use of AI in employment.
Since March 12, 2020, there have been 5,659 lawsuits (including 646 class actions) filed against employers due to alleged labor and employment violations related to the coronavirus.
On March 24, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed down a key ruling that could have a significant impact on franchising across the state.
