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Today, in a 102-page decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals dealt the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a significant blow and gave employers another victory in their attempts to have President Obama’s recess...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that the President’s recess appointment power is limited to intersession recesses, i.e., those recesses which occur (if they occur at all) between sessions of...more
The dark cloud that has been hanging over CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s recess appointment just got darker. In a 2-1 decision in NLRB v. New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...more
On January 25, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Noel Canning v. NLRB held that National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) orders issued since January 2, 2012 are unenforceable....more
A federal appeals court today rebuffed the NLRB’s attempt to require all employers under its jurisdiction to post in a “conspicuous” place in the workplace a poster that informs employees of their rights under the National...more
As reported in last week’s news flash, the Solicitor General (S.G.), as expected, has, on behalf of the NLRB, filed in the Supreme Court a petition for a writ of certiorari to the D.C. Circuit in the Noel Canning case. As we...more
On April 25, the DOJ and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a petition seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of the D.C. Circuit Court’s January 25, 2013 decision invalidating the appointment of three NLRB members....more
As noted here earlier, the government announced its intention to seek Supreme Court review of the DC Circuit decision which held that the President’s recess appointments to the NLRB were unconstitutional. The 138 page...more
A petition for certiorari seeking review of the D.C. Circuit’s January 2013 decision in Noel Canning vs. NLRB has been filed in the U.S. Supreme Court. That decision, which we have blogged about before, held that President...more
From the Lawyers.com newsroom, Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine explains how a D.C. appellate court is jeopardizing workplace rights. In Noel Canning v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that President...more
As an employer, you may be perplexed by the flap over President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and concerned about what it all means for business....more
Always a source of activity, and a very popular topic of conversation of LXBN, the National Labor Relations Board stands to grow to five full members if President Obama’s three recent appointees are confirmed by the Senate....more
The drama surrounding President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) took an unexpected twist this week as the President announced his intention to nominate three new members....more
On April 9, 2013, President Obama announced his intention to nominate three members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), renominating current Democratic NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce, whose term expires on August...more
The D.C. Circuit’s January 2013 decision in Noel Canning v. NLRB is the subject of two recently-issued reports by the Congressional Research Service. The decision held that President Obama’s recess appointments of three...more
Since opening for business in July 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) has focused on regulating consumer financial markets and protecting consumers through studying markets, educating...more
EEOC Releases Letter Addressing Wellness Programs and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations - In a letter issued recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), Peggy Mastroianni, the agency's Legal Counsel,...more
On March 12, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it will seek, in consultation with the Department of Justice, U.S. Supreme Court review of the D.C. Circuit Court’s decision invalidating the appointment...more
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
For those companies who pay attention to the always evolving regulatory environment as we do at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, you have likely heard the debate regarding the validity of rules promulgated by organizations...more
“Can we duck the [recess appointments] issue?” That question was asked yesterday by one of the members of the three-judge panel hearing oral argument on the National Labor Relation Board’s application to enforce its order in...more
The authority and leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a body created by Dodd-Frank to regulate consumer protection of financial products and services, continues to remain in limbo in the wake of the...more
As soon as the D.C. Circuit’s ruling came down invalidating President Obama’s recess appoinments to the National Labor Relations Board, about everyone knew it wouldn’t be the last we’d see of Noel Canning v. NLRB. That held...more
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a short statement on March 12, 2013, indicating its intention to file a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court seeking review of the U.S. Court of Appeals...more
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