In late January, the D.C. Circuit ruled in Noel Canning that President Barack Obama’s January 2012 recess appointments of Members Richard Griffin, Terrence Flynn (who has since resigned), and Sharon Block to the National...more
5/17/2013
- Barack Obama NLRB Recess Appointments
As we discussed at the end of January, in Noel Canning, the D.C. Circuit ruled that the recess appointments of Members Richard Griffin, Terrence Flynn (who has since resigned), and Sharon Block to the NLRB were...more
3/13/2013
- Canning v NLRB NLRB Recess Appointments SCOTUS
Three weeks after the D.C. Circuit invalidated President Barack Obama’s January 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), we can provide some better perspective on what the decision means for...more
2/18/2013
- Canning v NLRB NLRB Pro Forma Sessions Recess Appointments
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board announced a major reversal of policy, invalidating 50 years of precedent on an employer’s obligation to honor dues checkoff arrangements after the expiration of a collective...more
12/21/2012
- Collective Bargaining Dues Checkoff NLRB Union Dues Unions