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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

Year 2020 Hindsight Reveals That The Current NLRB Has Overhauled Our National Labor Laws Since 2017

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/25/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: It should be clear to all that the NLRB has taken significant steps to restore the law to a footing that more closely resembles the landscape that existed prior to the Obama Board. ...more

The Protecting the Right to Organize PRO Act of 2019: An Outline of its Proposed Labor Reforms

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/10/2020

On February 6, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2474, The Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (PRO Act). The PRO Act would fundamentally alter federal labor law by dramatically tilting the playing field...more

NLRB Extends Its Gift-Giving Season to Employers

Miller Canfield on 1/23/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) closed 2019 with several decisions and rule changes that overturned recent board precedent and revived older, more employer-favorable standards. On December 16, 2019, the NLRB...more

NLRB Overturns Obama-era Initiatives: A Round-Up of the December Decisions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/22/2020

December 2019 brought significant changes to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) case law and election procedures. The following highlights a few of those changes as we get into the new year and policy reviews get...more

National Labor Relations Board Finishes 2019 with a Flurry of Significant Decisions

Dechert LLP on 1/7/2020

In what is seemingly becoming an annual tradition, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board” or the “NLRB”) wrapped up the year with a number of significant pronouncements. Among these actions were rulings narrowing...more

The 2017 “Manufacturers’ Lawyer’s Shrug”

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/20/2016

I am a really big fan of the NPR radio show, “Car Talk,” where two Boston auto mechanics took callers’ questions and tried to answer them. Since the November 8 election, I have freely adapted one of their signature phrases –...more

The National Labor Relations Board 2014 Year in Review - Overview of the Board's Significant Actions

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/22/2015

Introduction - If the National Labor Relations Board seemed to be on the ropes in 2013, it certainly came out swinging in 2014. Last year, we reported that the Board faced a number of serious legal battles. Although...more

Executive Labor Summary - November/December 2014

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/24/2014

NEWS & ANALYSIS - NLRB changes longstanding rule for deferral to arbitration awards - The National Labor Relations Board has had a busy December with four major new developments. We have already reported on two of the...more

NLRB Update: Policy Reversals Affect All Employers

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 12/19/2014

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

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