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The Other Shoe Drops—The NLRB’s “Contingent Workforce” Activism Continues

Timothy C. Kamin

The NLRB will now permit a single bargaining unit to include employees who are solely employed by an employer along with other employees who are jointly employed by that employer and a staffing provider, all without the consent of either employer.

Q&A with 2018 Portuguese Labor and Employment and Technology Law “Law Firm of the Year” PLMJ Advogados

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A Q&A with 2018 Portuguese “Law Firm of the Year” PLMJ

Q&A with Andrés Rodríguez & Juan Carlos de la Vega of 2018 Mexican Labor and Employment “Law Firm of the Year” Santamarina y Steta

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A Q&A with 2018 Mexican Labor and Employment “Law Firm of the Year” Santamarina y Steta

United We Stand—But Lawfully

Henry Skene and Mitchell Brennan

Reshaping the boundaries of trade union conduct: recent Australian developments.

It's Cheaper, But What's the Cost? - Uber and the Sharing Model

Sean T. McGee

Union-side counsel provides information about the safety of Uber.

Welcome to the Jungle: Trade Associations and Reportable Persuader Activity

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Many trade associations have little direct experience with union organizing and labor relations. When it comes to lobbying in Washington, D.C., however, trade associations know a thing or two about what it takes to be a successful persuader.

U.S. Impact on Paris Climate Agreement

Lisa S. Zebovitz

The United States Climate Alliance, currently comprised of 14 states, is “committed to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement.”

Employers Claim Crucial Victory In Persuader Battle

Richard R. Meneghello

Last week’s election of Donald Trump and the expected shift to a more business-friendly U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) in the new year should resolve any doubt about the future of this rule.

Evolution of the U.S. Construction Market

Steven M. Charney

This strong return to activity, in both public and private works, has taken place in an environment marked by an equally striking evolution.

Women of Influence Award Winner: Meredith Ritchie

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Brexit

Charles Cardon, Carmen Maria Mozun Munoz, Tiago Ferriera de Lemos, and Lia de Pessoa Negrao

Attorneys from France, Spain, and Portugal weigh in on the effects that Brexit may have on their respective countries.

Recent Case Law on Cross-Border Reorganizations

Marie-Hélène Raffin

The Euro Park decision is bound to facilitate the application of the French favorable tax regime to cross border mergers and spin-offs.

Religious Symbols in the Workplace: Recent Decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Pascale Lagesse

Is it discrimination for a workplace to ban employees from display political, philosophical, and religious symbols in the work environment?

ECOFIN reaches political agreement on Anti-Tax Avoidance

Mariano Roca López

EU finance ministers reached a new agreement March 13 to tackle aggressive tax schemes in the EU.

The Paris Agreement

Marie-Léonie Vergnerie

When the world (almost) united to fight climate change.

Section 7 v. Title VII = Heavyweight Match

Ann Holden Kendell

In Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. NLRB (Case 08–CA–087155), a bargaining unit employee yelled racist statements to African-American replacement workers while he was on a picket line.

The Labor and Employment Reform that the Colombian Post-Conflict Needs

Diego Felipe Valdivieso Rueda

“Change” Comes to Washington—What to Expect

Harold P. Coxson, Jr.

On January 20, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, with an ambitious agenda set for the first 100 days, including the confirmation of his cabinet appointees and a yet-to-be-named Supreme Court nominee.

Immigration Policy: Ebbs and Flows during Trump’s First Year

Davorin J. Odrcic

I watched Donald Trump’s speech announcing his candidacy while waiting for a client’s interview at the Milwaukee office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Colorado Broadens Scope of Workers’ Comp, but There’s More to Be Done

Nick Fogel

When the law goes into effect in July, Colorado will join 32 other states in allowing PTSD claims for first responders without a physical component to the claim.

Combating Punitive Damages Awards on Appeal

Lynn Kappelman and Dawn Solowey

While the trial team’s deep knowledge of the trial record is an important resource, if that team does not also have appellate experience, consider an appellate specialist to lead the next phase of the case.

Protect Two of Your Most Valuable Business Assets: Your Company Name and Important Brand Names

Paul C. Van Slyke

Your company name and important brand names are two types of your most valuable business assets. Without your company name and brand names, consumers and trade buyers would not be able to identify easily (and choose) your goods or services over those of another.