The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) recently reaffirmed that a voluntary extension of the certification year will not bar decertification elections. The certification year is the one year period following a union’s certification after winning an election. During the certification year, the ...

As many of you may know, I am a handbook nerd. I think handbooks and the policies contained within are wonderful (ask me about how each handbook is both a sword and a shield). Company policies are as varied as the printing on wrapping paper, and can be edited in more ways than you can ever tie a pretty bow. One of the nagging ...

As the national debate ...

As we pause this week to remember and thank all those who have, and continue to serve our country in the armed forces, it’s a good opportunity to revisit best practices for supporting citizen soldiers in the workplace.

Employees who are members of the Reserve or National Guard will ...

ATTORNEY: I mean have you ever looked at Tracy Evans in your entire life? Have you? That’s a … that’s a genuine question.

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SUPERVISOR: Yes.

ATTORNEY: And did you ever realize that ...

The Copyright Act protects original works of authorship fixed in tangible form.  17 U.S.C. §102(a).  To be “original,” the expression must have originated with the author and contain a creative element – “a spark that goes beyond the banal or trivial.”  Nimmer on Copyright § 2.05[B](2017).  “Although the amount of ...

Let’s light the jack-o-lantern and explain: Leap years have 366 days, as opposed to a common year, which has 365 days. This may seem like a bunch of hocus pocus, but this day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure because the ...

In many settlement and severance agreements, we often ask our clients if they want to include a “no rehire clause.” The provision does not mean that the employee can’t apply, it just says that the company has no obligation to reemploy the person once the two parties have a contractual parting of the ways (hence, we often ...

All STEM OPT employers need to be aware of reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has begun random on-site inspections of STEM OPT employers. It is becoming increasingly important for any business that employs STEM OPT students to plan and train staff for the day ICE comes knocking at your door.

“STEM OPT” is a ...