Quorum

DC Circuit Court of Appeals Invalidates NLRB Rights Poster Holding Regulation Violates NLRA

by Scott Faust, Michael Lebowich, Ronald Meisburg, Bernard Plum, Mark Theodore, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/14/2013

A federal appeals court has rebuffed the NLRB's attempt to require employers to post in a "conspicuous" place in a workplace a poster that informs employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The NLRB's...more

Labor Letter, May 2013: The NLRB's Quorum Quandary

by Laurel Cornell, Erin Sweeney | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/10/2013

The ongoing saga over composition of the National Labor Relations Board took several twists last month, and uncertainty continues to swirl around the agency’s authority to do business. As of today, the Board consists of...more

D.C. Appeals Court Gives Chilly Reception for NLRB Recess Appointments

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 2/18/2013

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down President Obama's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) "recess appointments" of members Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, both...more

No Quorum in the NLRB? What Does This Mean to You?

by Christopher E. Parker, William G. Trumpeter | Miller & Martin PLLC on 1/31/2013

As some of you may have seen through the various main-stream media outlets who have reported this development, in early 2012, President Obama appointed three NLRB Board members without the consent of the Senate. The...more

Employment Law: NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional

by Becky Knutson | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/29/2013

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....more

D.C. US Court Of Appeals Labors Over Recess Appointments

by Andrew Cripe, Jay Dade, Sean Gallagher, Bradley Kafka, W. Terrence Kilroy, Christopher Mason | Polsinelli on 1/28/2013

Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down a National Labor Relations Board ("Board") decision on the basis that the Board issuing the decision could not act lawfully, as it did not...more

A Corporate Governance Lesson From Pericles

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/22/2013

Before shareholders may take action at a meeting, a quorum must be established. See When The Best Offensive Strategy May Simply Be To Stay Home. The existence of a quorum does not guaranty that action has been validly taken...more

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