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)

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)

Obligations of Federal Contractors

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

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

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

Corporate Campaigns/Union Organizing

General Labor/Employment Law Issues

Impact of Hospitals as Employers

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