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What I've Been Reading This Week


This has been another short week for me in the office, so this is a somewhat abbreviated post.  Come next week when things get back to normal, I will get back into the routine of posting more frequent updates.  In the meantime, I wanted to highlight a few articles that I enjoyed reading recently.

As always, below are a few articles that caught my eye this week.


How Employers Can Adopt a Strategy to Fight Unions

Jon Hyman covers a wide range of labor and employment updates like I do.  Every so often, he has a labor law related post that catches my eye.  This particular article addresses how employers can adopt a strategy to fight unions.  In particular, Jon proposes a "TEAM" approach in which employers can use a game plan to fight unions and lays out a relatively straight forward approach for how employers can implement the game plan.  While this "TEAM" approach might not apply in all situations, it is a good starting point for employers to consider.


Can Employers Ban Guns in the Workplace?

This was a very thought provoking article on whether employers can ban guns in the workplace.  All too often, employers enact bans on any firearms in the workplace.  The article points out that while there is no federal law on the issue, there are "parking lot laws" in many states that prohibit employers from banning guns at work.  There are few good notes on employers' property rights in these types of situations.  All in all, the article is well worth a read for both employers, employees, and those interested in guns in the workplace issues.


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