On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (Board), upended almost 50 years of precedent by deciding in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (Cemex) that an employer who commits an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)...more
For the third time in a decade the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has again changed the procedural rules that affect the processing of union election petitions and the length of time between the filing of...more
In a case of déjà vu all over again, on August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) returned to the Obama era ruling that facially neutral work rules may be per se violative of Section 7 of the National Labor...more
On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (Board), issued a guidance memo (the “Memo”) stating that non-compete agreements or similar restrictive covenants in settlement...more
On April 20, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) committed itself to imposing more remedies more often when dealing with parties “who have shown a proclivity to violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) or...more
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A stark break with precedent for the National Labor Relations Board, first signaled by the Republican-appointed General Counsel Peter Robb two weeks ago in an advice memorandum (GC 18-02), came to fruition this week. With a...more
On April 15, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board’s “ambush election” rules became effective, and going forward any representation petitions filed by unions will be subject to the new rules, which drastically expedite the...more
In a reversal of its Bush-era decision, a divided National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employees generally have a right to use their employer’s email systems for union organizing and other protected purposes....more