As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rescinded its April 1, 2020 Election Protection Rule, replacing it with the so-called “Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule” on July 26, 2024....more
7/31/2024
/ Blocking Statutes ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Construction Workers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions
Reversing the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in Sterns Produce Company v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected the Board’s reasoning that a company had engaged in unlawful surveillance...more
4/16/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Surveillance ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
In RAV Truck & Trailer Repairs, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 25 (Dec. 14, 2022), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a supplemental decision in a case that will have implications for unionized employers seeking to close...more
2/13/2023
/ Business Closures ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Statutory Violations ,
Supplemental Review ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Membership ,
Unions
On June 15, 2022, in Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., 371 NLRB No. 109, the National Labor Relations Board reaffirmed that regional directors have authority to dismiss representation and decertification petitions if the...more
7/11/2022
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Administrative Merits Determinations ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Petition for Review ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Successors ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
On August 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing three amendments to the representation election regulations contained in 29 CFR Part 103. The first...more
8/13/2019
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Construction Industry ,
Employee Rights ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Elections ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions