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NLRB changes course on consent orders … again

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has long allowed employers and unions to resolve cases arising from unfair labor practice charges without a full adjudication on the merits. The most common way in which this is...more

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Consent Orders Are Dead.

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 22, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a decision in Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio Piedras ending more than 50 years of the Board’s...more

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NLRB Will No Longer Approve Consent Orders

A recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision has ended the practice of administrative law judge (ALJ) approval of consent orders to resolve unfair labor practice (ULP) charges. This is yet another development from...more

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Not Anymore! NLRB Board Blocks Use of Unilateral Consent Orders

On August 22, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (the ““Board”“) issued a decision in Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio San Pedras, 373 NLRB No. 89 (2024), marking a significant departure from its...more

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NLRB To End Practice of Consent Orders, Overruling UPMC

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In a 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) ended the agency’s practice of approving “consent orders,” which permitted an administrative law judge to resolve an unfair labor practice case before...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Four Pitfalls to Avoid When Seeking to Terminate a Section 337 Investigation by Consent Order

A survey of decisions at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) reveals several pitfalls practitioners should seek to avoid when drafting consent orders and stipulations to terminate a Section 337 investigation. In...more

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Failure of ITC to Follow Its Own Rules May Constitute Harmless Error

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SWAGWAY, LLC v. ITC [REVISED OPINION - PRECEDENTIAL] - Before Dyk, Mayer, and Clevenger. Appeal from the International Trade Commission. Summary: Although the ITC must strictly comply with its rules, failure to do so...more

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Not So Swag: No Preclusive Effect for ITC Trademark Infringement, Validity Rulings

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Addressing for the first time whether International Trade Commission (ITC) trademark infringement rulings have a preclusive effect on district court litigation, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the...more

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ITC’s Trademark Decisions Are Not Entitled To Preclusive Effect

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Last week the Federal Circuit held that, like patent decisions, ITC decisions pertaining to trademark infringement and validity are not entitled to preclusive effect. Swagway v ITC, No. 2018-1672 (May 9, 2019). The Court...more

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Trademark Decisions Rendered by the International Trade Commission Do Not Have Preclusive Effect

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SWAGWAY, LLC V. ITC - Before Dyk, Mayer, and Clevenger. Appeal from the International Trade Commission. Summary: Trademark decisions of the International Trade Commission, like the Commission’s patent decisions, do not...more

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Penalties for Violating a Consent Order can be Costly

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In In the Matter of Certain Dimmable Comp Act Fluorescent Lamps and Products Containing Same, 333-TA-830 (ITC January 10, 2014), ALJ Pender found enforcement measures were appropriate for Respondent’s violation of a consent...more

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Zenefits’ Saga in Washington State Continues: Reviewing Officer Reverses ALJ and Finds that Provision of Free Software to General...

• Zenefits’ practice of providing free software to the general public constitutes an improper rebate under the state’s anti-rebate provisions • Ruling could have significant impact on brokers’ ability to provide...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Washington Administrative Law Judge: Zenefits’ Provision of Free Software to General Public Does Not Constitute an Improper...

• Washington Administrative Law Judge rules that Zenefit’s provision of free software to general public does not infringe on the state’s anti-rebate laws due to value it provides to Washington businesses; however,...more

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The Practical NLRB Advisor - Issue 4, Winter 2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continued making life more difficult for employers in 2016. The agency issued a host of decisions that significantly expand the number and type of individuals that unions can seek to...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

FTC Data Security Standards: Final Order in the ASUSTeK Case; No Mercy for LabMD

The Federal Trade Commission, continuing its quest to be the enforcer of consumer privacy rights, has come down hard this month on ASUSTeK and LabMD for their failure to have adequate data security standards. Because the FTC...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations

NLRB Requests Amicus Briefs in Two Significant Cases

On Friday, February 19, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board invited interested individuals and organizations to file amicus briefs on two important legal issues where the Board is considering overturning existing...more

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Federal Circuit Makes ITC Comply With Its Own Rules

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In an opinion dated July 18, 2014, in Align Technology, Inc. v. International Trade Commission (Fed. Cir. July 18, 2014, No. 2013-1240, -1363) 2014 U.S. App. Lexis 13717, the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a decision of...more

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