Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided what might be its most important labor-and-employment decision of the current term—NLRB v. Noel Canning—which held that President Obama lacked the authority to make recess appointments to fill NLRB vacancies. The case likely invalidates more than a year of NLRB decisions.
Here’s what the rest of blawgosphere has to say about this decision:
- Court strikes down recess appointments: In Plain English — from SCOTUSblog
- Supreme Court Invalidates NLRB Recess Appointments; Dozens of Decisions Impacted — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Supreme Court’s Noel Canning Decision Invalidates Numerous NLRB Decisions — from Stoel Rives World of Employment
- Supreme Court Strikes Down NLRB Recess Appointments: 9-0 — from Jonathan Segal
- Supreme Court Rejects President’s Recess Appointments as Unconstitutional — from Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
- Justices Find NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid — from WSJ.com Law Blog
- Supreme Court Affirms, but Narrows, D.C. Circuit’s Decision in Noel Canning — from Workplace Prof Blog
- SCOTUS on NLRB Recess Appointments — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- U.S. Supreme Court: President’s “Recess Appointments” to NLRB Were Invalid — from What’s New in Employment Law?
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
Discrimination
- Should You “Go Solo” Before The EEOC? Is “Don’t Use An Attorney” Good Advice? — from Employment Discrimination Report
- When Does A Workplace Joke Go Too Far? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Nooses, n-words, and confederate flags, but no discrimination — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Sixth Circuit finds all anti-retaliation provisions are not created equal, but they are legal landmines. Watch your step. — from Employer Law Report
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Our society’s view on commuting (and telecommuting) is still painfully warped — from Boy Genius Report
- More Employers Not Hiring Due to What They Find on Social Media — from TLNT
- Facebook Post Means No Unemployment Benefits for Nurse — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Give It a Rest: Constant Connectivity Not Good — from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- How to know when it’s OK to look at your smartphone during dinner — from Boy Genius Report
HR & Employee Relations
- A Note from the U.S. Coach is a Great Idea, But Not a Good Excuse — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Should There Be Restrictions on Restrictive Covenants? — from The Emplawyerologist
- Considerations for Technology Companies to Attract, Motivate and Retain Key Talent — from Technology Company Counselor
- My Disturbing Experience With Employee Reviews — from You’re the Boss Blog
- What HR Professionals Can Learn From Casey Kasem — from EntertainHR
Wage & Hour
- In the News (again) — Paid Leave — from Workplace Prof Blog
- Push for Parental Leave Grows Due to More Family-friendly Workplaces — from Smart HR Manager
- Court Awards Fees And Costs Against USDOL — from Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- Offset as Defense to FLSA Suit May Mitigate Unpaid Wage Claims — from Wage & Hour Defense Blog
- Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, It’s Off to a Non-Compensable Commute We Go — from Wage & Hour Insights
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals Addresses FLSA’s Public Agency Volunteer Exception, But Withholds Comment on Private Sector Volunteers — from Employment Matters Blog
- Echoing White House Mandate, Senate Dems Release Proposal to Overhaul FLSA Exemptions and Overtime Regulations — from Minnesota Employment Law Report
- DOL Proposes New Definition of “Spouse” for FMLA — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Can An Employee Who Receives All of His or Her FMLA Leave Bring an FMLA Interference Claim? — from Minnesota Employer
Labor Relations
- It’s Time for a New Partnership Between Labor and Management — from Harvard Business Review
- NLRB Continues to Throw Up Roadblocks for Internal Investigations — from Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog
- NLRB ready to back broad union organizing and collective activity — from Business Management Daily