Election & Politics Law – May 23, 2012

by Venable LLP on 5/22/2012

Advocacy groups and trade associations that fund political advertisements may be compelled to make heightened donor disclosures as a result of recent litigation. The expanded disclosure requirements apply to “electioneering...more

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/17/2012

Finding that no quorum existed to allow the National Labor Relations Board to take administrative action, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., has struck down the NLRB’s attempt to change the way it handled elections in the...more

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/17/2012

On Monday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial new rules concerning the union representation election process that had gone into effect at the end of April 2012. The...more

by Miller Canfield on 5/17/2012

On August 25, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule requiring essentially all private employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the Act). ...more

by Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. on 5/17/2012

In an important victory for employers and proponents of individual freedom, U.S. District Judge James Boasber threw out a recent NLRB “Snap” election mandate....more

by Dickinson Wright on 5/16/2012

On Monday, May 15, 2012, a Washington, D.C. federal judge invalidated the so-called “Hurry-Up” Election Rules of the National Labor Relations Board that previously became effective on April 30, 2012. The judge based his...more

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/16/2012

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. – Ferris Bueller Well, did you miss it? Just as people were settling down to the NLRB’s new speedy election rules this...more

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 5/16/2012

On Monday, May 14, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that the National Labor Relations Board’s rule changes that went into effect on April 30, 2012, and that provided for “quickie” union...more