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National Labor Relations Board › Unions

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... more +

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.

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News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

Orrick - Global Employment Law Group

Party Foul! NLRB Orders Reinstatement and Back Pay for Party Bus Guide After Finding Facebook Postings Amount To Protected Union...

by Chris Brown, Alexandra Stathopoulos, Michael Weil | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 5/16/2013

Providing yet another example of how online social networking can amount to protected conduct under the National Labor Relations Act, the NLRB ruled earlier this month in New York Party Shuttle, LLC and Fred Pflantzer, CN:...more

Burr & Forman

Labor & Employment E-Note - May 14, 2013

by Amy Jordan, Bryance Metheny, John Paul Nefflen, Thomas Potter, III | Burr & Forman on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: - Court Rules NLRB's Workplace Union Notices Violated Law - NLRB Urges Regional Directors to Maintain High Settlement Rate - EEOC Seeing Rising Number of Age Discrimination Complaints - OSHA...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Breaking: No NLRB Union Posters, Says Appeals Court

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/8/2013

A while back, the NLRB proposed that all employers would need to put up posters detailing employee rights to form a union. If employers did not, then the employers could be subjected to an unfair labor practice charge — a...more

Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -...

Why Non-Unionized High Tech Companies Still Need to Pay Attention to the National Labor Relations Board

by Valerie Menager | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is the agency that administers the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which is the law that protects employee rights to unionize and collectively bargain with...more

Davis Brown Law Firm

NLRB who? Why do I care if I don't have a union?

by Jo Ellen Whitney | Davis Brown Law Firm on 4/30/2013

Most non-union employers think that the National Labor Relations Act is not applicable to their work force. Unfortunately, if that is what you think, your local NLRB office will be happy to point out how wrong you are. As we...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations

NLRB: Employer Responsible For Backpay Of Union Representative Allegedly Injured During Workplace Assault

by Mark Theodore | Proskauer - Labor Relations on 4/19/2013

The NLRB has ruled that an employer is liable to lost wages for a union representative who allegedly suffered injuries "after being pushed down a flight of stairs at a work site. The case is Norquay Construction, Inc., 359...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Fragmented Workforces: Specialty Healthcare And The Advent Of “Micro-Units”

by Matthew Levine, Richard L. Samson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/4/2013

The National Labor Relations Board recently made it easier for unions to win representation elections by allowing unions to fragment workforces and cherry-pick the unit of employees most likely to support unionization. On...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

“Micro-Units” in the Aftermath of Specialty Healthcare

by Matthew Levine, Richard L. Samson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/4/2013

Since the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in Specialty Healthcare was issued in 2011, it has been easier for unions to win representation elections. The Board’s recent decision in Fraser Engineering Company, 359...more

Davis Brown Law Firm

Employment Law Blog: The Continuing Saga of the NLRB Recess Appointments and Fallout

by Becky Knutson | Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/22/2013

On January 25, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit published an opinion in Noel Canning v. National Relations Board, Case No. 12-1115. The case arose out of a dispute between employer Noel Canning, a...more

Barger & Wolen

Employers May Violate Federal Law By Refusing To Hire Union Organizers

by Peter Felsenfeld | Barger & Wolen on 3/15/2013

Here’s a challenging scenario for employers: An individual applies for a job. The employer becomes aware that the applicant is a union volunteer who will likely try to organize the workplace if hired....more

Proskauer - Labor Relations

NLRB Pulls Back A Little More On Policy Frenzy, Finds Code Of Conduct Does Not Violate The Act

by Mark Theodore | Proskauer - Labor Relations on 3/15/2013

As we have seen repeatedly in the last year, the NLRB has taken it upon itself to police employer policies often finding a phrase or two to be a violation of the Act. In recent months we have seen the NLRB seemingly pullback...more

Fisher & Phillips LLP

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

by Claud McIver, Joseph Wilson | Fisher & Phillips LLP 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

Fisher & Phillips LLP

Hospitality Update, No. 1, March 2013: Unions Want Fast Food – Now!

by Santiago Alaniz | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/4/2013

With union membership rates at their lowest level since the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was enacted in 1935, organized labor is desperately seeking to attract new members, even if that means targeting new industries...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Saundra Riley, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/4/2013

Social media policies. Chances are your company has one, is in the process of drafting one, or is worried about not having one. Employees continue to gripe about their jobs and their bosses on Facebook, as states like...more

JD Supra Law News

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 2/27/2013

Our latest video report looks at the employment needs of global companies, textual harassment, working interviews, and other labor & employment law issues. This week we're focused entirely on workplace legal issues -...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - February 2013

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/26/2013

In This Issue: - Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision on Surviving Merger Entity’s Ability to Enforce Noncompetition Agreements - “Sweet” Decision for California Employers: Court Approves Time Rounding in Case...more

Burr & Forman

Labor And Employment E-Note - February 14, 2013

by Burr & Forman on 2/25/2013

In This Issue: - Lawmakers Reintroduce Social Networking Online Protection Act - Lawsuit Claims Scanning E-mails Away from Work Should be Overtime - Business, Labor Unions Work Together for Immigration Overhaul -...more

Barger & Wolen

Employers May Not Engage In Coercive Surveillance of Unions

by Peter Felsenfeld | Barger & Wolen on 2/25/2013

An employer risks violating federal labor laws by monitoring employees’ union activities, or even creating an impression of surveillance....more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

by Bruce Bagley, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2013

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of hindsight,...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations

The End of an Error

by Ronald Meisburg | Proskauer - Labor Relations on 2/14/2013

Unnoticed and with no fanfare, the Board brought the two member era to a close with its adoption of the last of the two member Board decisions, The Fremont-Rideout Health Group, 359 NLRB No. 51 (January 15, 2013)....more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Should Private Employers Still Worry About Unions and What Happens at the NLRB?

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 2/5/2013

As I indicated a few weeks ago, one of the goals of this blog this year is to stop chasing headlines. The latest story about the NLRB demonstrates why. Late last month, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (which, as you...more

Akerman Senterfitt

Employers Must Examine Their Employee Agreements For Compliance With The National Labor Relations Act

by Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/5/2013

Recently, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Quicken Loans, Inc., which found confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions to be unlawful under the...more

Perkins Coie

National Labor Relations Board Issues Decisions Important To All Private Sector Employers

by Bruce Michael Cross | Perkins Coie on 1/28/2013

In the waning days of 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued several game-changing decisions that are important to all private sector employers—both union and nonunion....more

Pierce Atwood LLP

NLRB Gets Busy – Part 1 NLRB Departs From Decades Of Precedent

by Michelle Bush, Charles Einsiedler, Jr. | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/22/2013

The close of 2012 brought a flurry of activity by the National Labor Relations Board and the Board has not slowed down in the New Year. Several of the Board’s recent decisions mark significant departures from decades of...more

Morgan Lewis

The Second Obama Term: NLRB Outlook

by Morgan Lewis on 1/22/2013

Employers should expect a continuation of the policies from the last four years as the NLRB seeks to extend the reach of the NLRA to nonunion workplaces and promotes increased unionization and collective bargaining....more

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