Benefits / Employment / Higher Education 

This is a blog devoted to information and developments in the areas of employee
benefits law (ERISA), employment law, and higher education law. The blog was created and
is maintained by the attorneys of the law firm of Ehrenberg Legal & Higher Ed Solutions PLLC.

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NLRB Proposes New “Joint-Employer” Test

The National Labor Relations Board released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making addressing the standard for determining “joint-employer” status under the National Labor Relations Act.

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NLRB Orders Tesla to Delete Anti-Union Tweet

The NLRB ordered yesterday that Elon Musk delete a tweet suggesting that Tesla workers would lose benefits if they unionized, finding Musk and his company illegally suppressed union organizing efforts at one of Tesla’s California plants.

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Amazon Settles Covid-19 Case with NLRB

Amazon has agreed to settle a National Labor Relations Board case that had accused the company of interrogating and threatening to discipline employees over their participation in a walkout at a Queens, New York, facility last year to protest the company's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NLRB Drops Proposed Rule to Bar Graduate Student Unions

The National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday that it will be withdrawing a proposed rule regarding graduate students’ efforts to unionize at private colleges and universities. The proposed rule would have exempted from the NLRB’s jurisdiction those students who perform services for financial compensation in connection with their studies

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