NLRB General Counsel Peter B. Robb has made a first and lasting impression with his initial Memorandum describing Mandatory Submissions to Advice. General Counsel Robb announced his intent to review, through the Division of...more
12/6/2017
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The NLRB recently has upheld some of the most outrageous employee conduct because it viewed the conduct to be part and parcel of “protected, concerted activity”. An egregious example of this trend was the NLRB’s finding that...more
If the NLRB has a consistent adversary, it is common sense. And so, it was a bad sign for the NLRB when the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals began its review of a recent NLRB Order with the following line:...more
Nancy Schiffer’s term with the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) expired yesterday, but the Board made the most of its time with the former Associate General Counsel at the AFL-CIO and Deputy General...more
The NLRB says its 2007 decision in Register Guard was “clearly incorrect.” Employers cannot prohibit employee use of employer email for union and other protected communications. In other words, employer policies that...more