September 2011

A group of nurses and nurses’ assistants alleging that their employer, a health care system, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to compensate them for interrupted meal periods filed a collective action in behalf of themselves and other similarly situated employees.  Usually, at the early, “notice” stage  a court only  requires a preliminary…

The NLRB has upheld a hospital’s ban on the use of cameras for photographing patients, equipment, property or facilities.  It said the ban did not violate the right of employees to engage in union or protected concerted activity. The NLRB in the 2-1 decision reasoned that the ban did not expressly restrict union or other…