On December 1, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) newly-appointed General Counsel, Peter Robb—a former management-side labor attorney—issued an important memorandum that sets the stage for federal labor relations policy in the coming months and years....
If your organization has one or more employees working in New York State, we have an important update for you. Beginning on January 1, 2018, employees working in New York State will be eligible for paid family leave (“PFL”): To provide care, including physical or...
Late last week the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) overturned the standard for weighing the legality of employee handbook policies, and the controversial Obama-era joint employer test. Both decisions – which were split 3-2 along party lines – have been...
Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC attorneys James P. Wilkins, Jaime U. Kolligian, Julie A. Trout and Michael J. Spisak were named among the 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers, an attorney rating service designation based on peer recognition and professional achievement....
Employers may be relieved to hear that OSHA briefly extended the compliance deadline for its new “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” Rule’s electronic reporting requirements (“Rule”) (also commonly referred to as the “Electronic Reporting Rule”) to...
