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NLRB: New Board, New Standards

August 7, 2018 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

With new members in place, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been busy reviewing policy. Three of the five members of the NLRB are from the current president’s political party, continuing a trend that has existed in previous presidential terms.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, General, Workplace Environment Tagged With: GC 18-04, Handbook Policy, HR, HR Handbook, HR Policy, Hr Rules, Human Resources, Human Resources Handbook, Human Resources Rules, NLRA, NLRB

Reflecting on 2017 Federal Policy Changes

November 28, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The time certainly has flown by as we close the first year of the current political administration. In June, Astronology® reflected on the first six months on Capitol Hill in 2017.

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Filed Under: Communication, FLSA, General, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: Exemption Rule Update, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, OSHA

Five Steps to Simplify Your Compensation Program

January 10, 2017 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

As compensation professionals we are often asked if there are alternatives to simplify the method by which compensation decisions are made and communicated within an organization.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention Tagged With: broadbanding pay system, competency-based performance management, Job Classification, merit pay, NLRB

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Work Stoppage in the 21st Century

September 27, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

What do the NFL, the cereal brand Kellogg’s, and Long Island University Brooklyn Campus (LIU-Brooklyn) have in common? They all have dealt with employee lockouts in the last five years.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, FLSA, Legal Compliance, Legislation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Lockout, NLRB, strike, Work Stoppage

Fired Over Facebook? What Employers Must Know About Social Media Posts

June 9, 2016 by John Sazaklis Leave a Comment

Recently, a Yelp company employee, “Jane,” was fired after blogging about her CEO. Her blog focused on how the CEO did not provide employees with a living wage, and that after taxes she was making approximately $8.15 per hour.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Legal Compliance, Uncategorized Tagged With: HR Policy, Human Resources, Human Resources Handbook, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), NLRB, Social Media

Workplace Frustration and Social Media Usage

February 2, 2016 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

An employee’s Facebook post and its comments about an organization resulted in the organization firing all employees that participated in the on-line discussion.

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Filed Under: Employee Relations Tagged With: Employee Engagement, HR, Human Resources, NLRB, Social Media, The National Relations Board, The National Relations Board (NLRB), Work Environment, Workplace Culture

The NLRB’s New Joint Employer Standard

January 19, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Back in August of 2015, The National Labor Relations Board made a refinement in determining joint-employer status. In a 3-2 decision involving Browning-Ferris Industries of California, the NLRB’s revised standard on joint-employer status is designed “to better effectuate the purposes of the Act in the current economic landscape.” In this issue of Astronology®, we discuss this new standard and how it impacts Human Resources.

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Filed Under: Legal Compliance Tagged With: Joint Employer Standard, National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), NLRB

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