In a follow-up to our December 2022 blog post and December 2023 year-end roundup alert regarding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB or Board) decision in Thryv, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more
He’s Running. President Joe Biden announced this week that he will run for reelection in 2024. President Biden has stated that he is the most pro-union president in history, so the Buzz will not be surprised if labor and...more
The National Labor Relation Act (“Act”) permits the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) to award damages to employees that put them in the financial position in which they would have been if no violation had...more
“Should Employers have any hope for impartiality and good decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) in 2023?” Posed to the old Magic 8 Ball, the answer is “Don’t count on it.”...more
“You get more remedies! You get more remedies! Everybody gets more remedies!” Employers found to have committed an unfair labor practice (ULP) now may be required to compensate employees for interest and late fees on...more
On December 13, 2022, in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) added consequential damages as a “make-whole” remedy for unfair labor practices, expanding the relief available to workers....more
In Thryv, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 22 (2022), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) held that to best effectuate the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the standard make-whole remedy must compensate...more
On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) made another move to expand relief available to workers who allege unfair labor practices by their employers. Historically, employees seeking relief under the...more
Fulfilling a top priority for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo’s activist agenda, on December 13, 2022, the Board issued a decision that expands, arguably beyond statutory limits, the...more
On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expanded the remedies that may be awarded in unfair labor practice cases. The board ruled 3-2 that affected employees may recover compensation for "all...more
The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday revived an Obama-era standard that will make it easier for unions to organize employees and win elections. In a 3-2 decision in American Steel Construction Inc., the Board...more
December never is a “slow” month in “labor law land.” Even though offices are winding down and some are closing for the holidays, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) always enjoys dropping a few seismic...more
The National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday that it was expressly expanding the scope of its traditional “make whole” remedy to require employers to compensate wrongfully terminated employees for all “direct or...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Board reaffirmed, prospectively, the Alan Ritchey doctrine requiring employers to bargain over discretionary discipline issued to newly organized employees pre-first contract and mandated prospective...more