Day: February 5, 2020

UFCW Local 21 to Stop Using Unlawful Dues Deduction Forms at SBJ Client

Wed February 05 2020

UFCW Local 21 recently agreed to settle a case in which the union acknowledged that automatic dues deduction (i.e., dues checkoff) forms in use at one employer were unlawful. In settling with Region 19 of the National Labor Relations Board, the union agreed to discontinue collecting money under the unlawful forms. Matt Lynch represented the […]

SBJ Scores Big Victory before NLRB: Employers May Require Confidentiality of Ongoing Workplace Investigations

Wed February 05 2020

Sebris Busto James achieved a big win when SBJ Shareholder Matt Lynch convinced the National Labor Relations Board to overrule precedent and hold that an employer may require employees to maintain the confidentiality of ongoing workplace investigations. In Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store, 368 NLRB No. 144 (12/16/2019), the full Board, on […]