Colorado Employment Law Blog

Article On E-Mail Use in Unionized Setting

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has been criticized recently for its rulings and interpretations of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) that, some believe, demonstrate an increasingly pro-employer bias.  The perceived pro-employer bias of the NLRB is seen by some as inconsistent with the NLRB’s charge to independently interpret and enforce the provisions of the NLRA and investigate and remedy unfair labor practices of private employers, which may involve union related situations or instances of protected concerted activity.

Employers beware – the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 amends the FMLA

President Bush signed the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act ( “NDAA”) on January 28, 2008.  Though the NDAA’s primary importance is to authorize funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, the NDAA, effective immediately, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to permit a “spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin” to take up to 26 work weeks of leave to care for a “member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness.”

Steven Guiterrez To Speak At Minority Corporate Counsel Conference

DENVER (February 4, 2008) - Holland & Hart LLP Partner Steven Gutierrez will speak at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's seventh annual Continuing Legal Education Expo held in Chicago from March 26 - 28, 2008.