Labor department officially rejects ‘persuader rule’
The Labor Department has revoked a rule that requires employers to report whenever they seek assistance from consultants or lawyers to dissuade employees from joining unions.
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Relationship advice for senior living leaders
These two tips could help senior living leaders establish positive relationships with employees. In fact, it’s good advice for any relationship inside or outside the workplace.
A remarkably great time to be in the senior living business
Perhaps it’s too soon to call 2018 the Golden Age of Senior Living. Then again, maybe it’s not.
Worker freedom or rigged system? Groups weigh in on Supreme Court union decision
Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that unions can’t collect fees from nonunion employees without their explicit consent is either “a long-awaited victory for worker freedom” or “yet another example of how billionaires rig the system,” depending on which group one asks.
A labor-relations problem that usually gets overlooked
The labor challenges that senior living operators discuss are part of a larger problem that generally is ignored.
What’s in your company’s wallet? Unions suddenly are a lot more curious
It would appear the next management-union standoff is about to begin. And both sides are loading up for bear.
Obama-era ‘joint employer’ definition back in effect
The definition of “joint employer” is reverting to one established during the Obama administration after the National Labor Relations Board announced Monday that one of its members had a potential conflict of interest and should not have voted in a related case.
NLRB reverses decisions on joint employers, micro unions
The National Labor Relations Board has reversed rulings related to joint employers and micro unions that some in senior living believed negatively affected management-employee relations and residents.
For many operators, an old adversary may soon be a good friend
If you run a senior living organization and are beset by labor-related challenges, Wednesday was a good day.
Aug. 11 is deadline to comment on rescission of ‘persuader’ rule
Aug. 11 is the deadline for interested parties to comment on a proposed rule that would rescind the Obama-era “persuader rule” that required employers to publicly report all union-related communication with attorneys.
