Surveying the New Labor Law Landscape: A Rocky Road Ahead
The NLRB's laser-like focus on expanding employee Section 7 rights makes business-as-usual a risky approach. Long-accepted employer policies and practices, social media practices and handbook language continue to be upended by the NLRB. What is an employer to do? This session will discuss legal and factual trend developments regarding: the “quickie election” rules, employee use of employer email to organize, the new definition of “solicitation”, “made-to-the-union's-order” bargaining unit, the board's activist approach to the joint employer issue, greater labor law scrutiny of federal contractors and much, much more! This session will help you:
· Gain an overview of labor law trends and how they affect your company.
· Understand how the NLRB's focus on expanding employee Section 7 rights makes many current business practices risky.
· Learn practical recommendations to bring back to your company.
Lynn C. Outwater, JD
Lynn C. Outwater is a Shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of Jackson Lewis P.C. The firm’s over 700 lawyers limit their practice exclusively to labor, employment, immigration and benefits law on behalf of management. She received her undergraduate degree from Fordham University and obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Albany Law School and holds a Master of Laws (in Labor Law) from New York University School of Law. Ms. Outwater is a current member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and an inactive member of the New York Bar Association. Ms. Outwater has been designated as a “Super Lawyer” in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Area from 2004 through 2013 editions of “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.” Ms. Outwater was also selected by her peers for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America” from 2009 through 2014 in the field of labor and employment law.
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Chad P. Richter
Chad Richter is a Partner with Jackson Lewis, LLP. Chad practices exclusively in the area of management-side employment and labor law. Chad serves on the SHRM Employee Relations Expertise Panel and was appointed to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Advisory Board for 2010 and 2011. Chad is a frequent speaker and author to various affiliate chapters of SHRM located throughout the United States. Chad also serves on the Midwest Chapter Board of the American Teleservices Association and is national chairman of the ATA’s Labor Relations Forum.