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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's August 2024 Round-Up

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak on 8/28/2024

Eighth Circuit Invalidates Missouri's Two-Year Lobbying Ban for Former Legislators and Staffers - The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated a Missouri state constitutional amendment that imposed a two-year lobbying...more

Financial Daily Dose 10.9.2020 | Top Story: New Jobless Claims Top 800,000 Again As U.S. Recovery Stalls

Robins Kaplan LLP on 10/9/2020

Yesterday’s jobless numbers were down a bit from a week earlier but still topped 800,000 for the 4th week in a row. “Claims remain above the pre-pandemic peak of 695,000 and are higher than in any previous recession for...more

No Evidence? No Problem! National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel Memorandum Eases Burden On Beck Objectors Following...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/9/2019

On April 29, 2019, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued Memorandum GC 19-06, which provides guidance to the Board’s regional offices on how to handle cases involving Beck...more

March 2019: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 4/10/2019

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Employment Flash - March 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/25/2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including with respect to minimum salary thresholds for the DOL's new overtime rule, the EEOC's collection of compensation data for increased...more

NLRB Says Non-Union Member Dues Cannot be Used for Lobbying Purposes

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/20/2019

In its 1988 Beck decision, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that non-union members who were part of a collective bargaining unit could not be assessed dues for purposes other than collective bargaining or other matters...more

In A Setback for Unions, NLRB Holds Lobbying Expenses Are Not Chargeable to Non-Members

Cozen O'Connor on 3/19/2019

In a recent decision of the NLRB, greater scrutiny was given to what constitutes chargeable expenses of a labor organization, resulting in non-member employees being freed from the burden of paying for a union’s lobbying...more

I’m Not Paying for That! National Labor Relations Board Increases Rights of Beck Objectors and Further Limits the Activities...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/8/2019

n March 1, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”), in a 3-1 decision, ruled that Beck objectors cannot be required to financially support the lobbying efforts of unions because lobbying costs are not chargeable as...more

Big Labor Takes a Hit: NLRB Prohibits Unions From Forcing Nonmembers to Pay for Lobbying Activities

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/6/2019

In a long-awaited decision, United Nurses & Allied Professionals (Kent Hospital), issued on March 1, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a private-sector union may not require nonmember objectors (also...more

Labor Board: Nonmembers Cannot Be Compelled To Pay Union Lobbying Expenses

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/6/2019

Unions no longer can require objectors to contribute toward union lobbying costs, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled in a 3-1 decision. United Nurses & Allied Professional (Kent Hospital), 367 NLRB No. 94...more

Where The Buck stops: Union Lobbying Not Chargeable to Beck Ojectors

Polsinelli on 3/5/2019

On March 1, 2019, in a long-awaited and unsurprising 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) ruled lobbying expenses are not chargeable to employees who work in a union setting and choose not to join or...more

NLRB Deals Blow To Unions’ Ability To Use Fees For Lobbying Purposes

Fisher Phillips on 3/4/2019

The National Labor Relations Board just decided that private sector unions cannot use fees paid by nonmembers to fund their lobbying efforts. Especially when coupled with last year’s momentous Janus decision at the U.S....more

Beltway Buzz - August, 2017 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/28/2017

Congress—Fall Preview. Hopefully, our representatives have been getting plenty of rest in August, because when they return to D.C. on September 5, they will begin a work period that is expected to be extremely busy. First, as...more

Tennessee Takes Shot at NLRB in New Law Limiting Franchisor Liability

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/17/2015

Franchisors in Tennessee can breathe a small sigh of relief thanks to a newly enacted state statute that seeks to limit their potential liability and strike back at the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board....more

Labor Letter, March 2013: NLRB Requires Non-Union Member To Pay For Lobbying Fees

Fisher Phillips on 3/8/2013

Lobbying Took Place In A Neighboring State’s Legislature - The National Labor Relations Board recently held that United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by...more

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