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NLRB Takes on Nationwide Hospital Chain

November 2, 2015 by Jason C. Taylor, Partner

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is proceeding against the parent company of a nation-wide chain of hospitals to oppose what it claims are unfair labor practices including alleged overbroad rules and unwillingness to negotiate with employees’ representatives. The complaint includes 29...

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McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A. is proud to announce Jason Taylor received an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. Jason is a partner in our Tallahassee Office. Jason was given an AV rating from his peers, which means that he was deemed...

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McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A. is proud to announce Taysha L. Carmody Managing Partner of the firm's Ft. Lauderdale office has received an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. Taysha was given an AV rating from her peers, which...

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Comp Conference 2015 Notes

September 14, 2015 by Sean O'Connor, Partner

McConnaughhay Duffy attorneys were very active during the 70th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, held August 23 through 26, 2015. From the E. Earle Zehmer Moot Court Competition on Sunday through the Multi-State presentation on Wednesday, many familiar names, and voices, could be...

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NLRB Revisits Standard for Joint-Employment, Casts Wider Net

September 1, 2015 by Hayley Lewis Folmar, Associate Attorney and Jason C. Taylor, Partner

On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or “the Board”) released its revised joint-employer standard in the BFI Newby Island Recyclery decision, 362 NLRB 186. In doing, so, the NLRB asserted that its effort was to rectify inconsistency with prior rulings. Further,...

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