David Keating and Kristofor Hanson Over the course of the past year, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) has indicated its willingness to develop more employer-friendly standards that allow employers more flexibility in managing their businesses and their unionized workforces.  Just in the past week, the Board continued its efforts with a ruling allowing for […]

By: Christopher J. Saugstad September 6, 2019 On August 29, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) determined that employers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”) merely by misclassifying employees as independent contractors when they should have been classified as employees. In Velox Express, Inc., 15-CA-184006, 368 NLRB No. 61 […]