On May 17, 2017 Governor Inslee signed the pregnant workers accommodations act that Washington Employment Lawyers Association (WELA) worked so hard to get passed. WELA member Katherine Chamberlain prepared this press release from WELA and sent it out Wednesday: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 New Law Requires Washington Employers to Help Pregnant Workers Remain Part of […]
Month: May 2017
NLRB Determinations Regarding NLRA Coverage of Housekeeping versus Theology Faculty at Religious Universities
In Saint Xavier University, 365 NLRB No. 54 (April 6, 2017), the National Labor Relations Board found that housekeepers of a self-identified religious educational institution are within the Board’s jurisdiction. The Board applied Hanna Boys Center, 284 NLRB 1080 (1987), finding that non-teaching employees of religious institutions or nonprofit religious organizations will be covered unless […]
