Ruthie Goodboe

July 15, 2013 | Inside Counsel

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), unions are welcome to participate in OSHA inspections and complaints, even at union-free work sites where they do not represent employees and there is no active organizing.

By Ruthie Goodboe

9 minute read

July 01, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Employers and unions alike are scrambling to come to terms with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which establishes new rules for employment-related health coverage.

By Ruthie Goodboe

5 minute read

June 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel

It has been almost three years since the first Facebook firing case hit the media and many employees were introduced for the first time to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the concept of protected concerted activity.

By Ruthie Goodboe

4 minute read

June 03, 2013 | Inside Counsel

If employers have not already done so following the National Labor Relations Boards decision in Banner Health System last summer, a recently released advice memorandum issued by the National Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) should motivate employers to rethink their approach to internal workplace investigations...

By Ruthie Goodboe

4 minute read

May 20, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Earlier this month, the D.C. Circuit struck down the National Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) controversial posting rule, which would have required virtually all private sector employers to post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), even in the absence of unfair labor practices.

By Ruthie Goodboe

8 minute read

May 06, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Perhaps as a result of recent National Labor Relations Board decisions, requests for information are being employed in a more aggressive, and more importantly, more tactical way.

By Ruthie Goodboe

4 minute read