Employee Relations: Members-Only Resources

Members-only resources on working with employees

 

Significant Labor Developments Affecting Health Care Employers (prerecorded presentation – Jan. 13, 2016)

NLRB: Peer Review Obligations Trumped by NLRA
This analysis was prepared by counsel at Polsinelli who represented AHA, KHA, THA and Texas Nurses Association as amici in the case before the NLRB.

AHA/ASHHRA/AONE Webcast Replay: Preparing for the NLRB’s Expedited Union Elections Final Rule (recorded March 19, 2015)

• Presentation Slides for Webcast
• Steps Hospitals Can Take Now to Be Ready for the NLRB's Final Expedited Union Elections Rule's April 14 Effective Date

 

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Resources related to Supervisory Status

 

• AHA Regulatory Advisory:  NLRB Issues Guidelines for Supervisory Status
• NLRB Press Release:  NLRB Issues Lead Case Addressing Supervisory Status in Reponse to Supreme Court's Decision in Kentucky River
• NLRB Decision: Oakwood Healthcare (September 29, 2006)
• NLRB Decision: Golden Crest Health Center (September 29, 2006)

Recorded audio slide presentation:  The Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate and Related IRS Reporting Obligations (Dec. 2014)

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Directive on TRICARE Subcontractor Enforcement Activities (May 7, 2014)  

Responding to Short-Term Strikes in Health Care (2012)

 

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Obligations of Federal Contractors

Legal Advisory: Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws: Final Rule Requirements (July 8, 2010)

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• Top Ten Labor and Employment Issues for 2015, Spring 2015
• Federal Contractors Face New Labor Obligations, Fall 2014
• Top Labor and Employment Issues for 2014, Spring 2014
• Archive: 2012 and 2013 Editions, 2011 Editions, 2010 Editions,  2009 Editions, 2008 Editions, 2007 Editions  

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Corporate Campaigns/Union Organizing

Conventional & Accelerated Union Organizing in Hospitals
This presentation was developed to assist hospitals in educating their boards, managers, and staff about some of the most important aspects of current organizing efforts, including employee options, rights and responsibilities and manager “dos and don’ts” as well as the broader implications of becoming unionized.  The presentation can be tailored to fit the needs of individual organizations.

Corporate Campaigns: Five Questions Every Hospital Leader Should Ask to Prepare For and Manage a Corporate Campaign (July 2007)

Kirschner Presentation: Corporate Campaigns – Five Questions Every Hospital Leader Should Ask to Prepare For and Manage a Corporate Campaign (June 2007)

Click here for a brief message from Rich Umbdenstock, AHA President and CEO, about this resource.  To order the free CD-ROM, call Member Relations at (800) 424-4301.

Resources to Help Hospitals Understand Corporate Campaigns and Union Organizing

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General Labor/Employment Law Issues 

AHA/ASHHRA Member Webinar: Legal and Regulatory Oversight of Hospital Employment Relationships May 3, 2013 Hear the replay. Download the webinar slide presentation.

AHA Member Webinar: The Contingent Workforce within Health Care: Risks for Hospitals From the Increased Regulatory Focus on Contractor Misclassifications, Joint Employer Status, and Agency Employees (May 26, 2010)

• Issue Brief
• Presentation Slides

AHA/ASHHRA Member Webinar: Wage and Hour Compliance  (November 12, 2009)

Legislative Advisory: Summary of the Most Significant Health Reform Changes Affecting Hospitals and Other Employers  (May 11, 2010)

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Impact of Hospitals as Employers

The Economic Contribution of Hospitals, June 2011

Beyond Health Care: The Economic Contribution of Hospitals, TrendWatch, April 2008 Update

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Links

National Labor Relations Board

American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA)

Department of Labor

Coalition for a Democratic Workplace