Unions

A labor union is an organization of employees that is created for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning employee-employer relations. Labor unions have a significant impact on employees, businesses, and even the political system. Knowing about what labor unions are and their history will help you understand them and the actions they take in the business and political world. This is FindLaw's collection of Union articles, part of the Human Resources section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Recent Developments in Arbitration of Employment Disputes

FindLaw's summary of the role the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has taken in enforcing various types of employment agreements requiring binding arbitration to resolve workplace disputes.

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Trends In Union Membership

The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the first increase in total union membership in five years occurred in 1998. Learn more about trends in union membership by reading this article.

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Employment and Labor Audits

Recent record jury verdicts and settlements in employment lawsuits have received a lot of publicity, and most employers are aware of the increased union activity in the Carolinas. These developments underscore the importance of conducting periodic employment and labor audits.

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Guidelines for Evaluating Whether or Not Employees Satisfy the Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemptions from the Wage andHour Laws

Federal law and most state wage/hour laws contain exemptions from overtime requirements for executive, administrative and professional employees (the so-called "white collar exemptions"). Learn more about guidelines for evaluating whether or not employees satisfy the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions from wage and hour laws by reading this article.

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NLRB Restricts Whole Foods' Ban on Recording in the Workplace

Can employers ban employees from recording the conversations of other employees in the workplace? One administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board says yes, they can. See more in this article on Whole Foods Market, Inc v. United Food and Commercial and the aftermath of the case.

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The Facts On Union Certification By Card Check

Union membership in the United States has been declining for years. Fifty years ago, more than a third of America 's workforce (about 35%) belonged to a union. Learn more facts on union certification by card check by reading this article.

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NLRB Rules Employers Must Bargain Over Placement and Use of Hidden Surveillance Cameras

Further extending the concept of mandatory subjects of collective bargaining, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") held that an employer must bargain with a union over the installation and use of hidden surveillance. Learn more now in this article.

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Employer Penalties for Violating the National Labor Relations Act

Employers found by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to have violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) can be subject to penalties. Portions of the NLRA spell out violations, and result in unfair labor-practice charges. Learn more now in this article.

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Non-Union Employers Regain the Right to Conduct Investigatory Interviews Without a Co-Worker Present

In IBM Corp. , the National Labor Relations Board ruled that non-union employers may lawfully refuse an employee's request to have a co-worker present during an investigatory interview that the employee reasonably believes could lead to discipline ...

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Take Action to Avoid OT Lawsuits

In the 2004 calendar year, 743 collective lawsuits – that is, lawsuits brought on behalf of more than one plaintiff – were filed in federal district courts alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This number is up from just 79 ...

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