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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 -

NLRB Confirms That It Intends To Proceed With Rulemaking On Joint Employer Standard

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/11/2018

On June 5, 2018, in response to a May 29, 2018 letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Chairman John Ring...more

NLRB Considers Rulemaking to Address Hotly-Contested Joint-Employer Standard

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 5/15/2018

As we previously reported the NLRB’s “joint employer” standard has vacillated over the last several years, and currently remains in flux. For historical reference, the NLRB expanded the scope of joint-employment in 2015 in...more

Labor Board Will Soon Issue New Rule To Solve Joint Employment Dilemma

Fisher Phillips on 5/14/2018

In a rare procedural move that caught many by surprise, the National Labor Relations Board announced on Wednesday that it will soon start the rulemaking process to clarify the current joint employment standard. Perhaps...more

New NLRB Chair's Dissent May Point to Future Board Position on Challenges to Employee Handbook Policies

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/16/2017

Over the past several years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has repeatedly found that standard employee handbook provisions violate employees’ rights under Section 7 of the NLRA. These cases conclude that a variety...more

NLRB Says General Conflict of Interest Policies Violate Federal Labor Law

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/23/2016

Another week, another National Labor Relations Board decision concluding that a standard employee handbook policy violates employees’ rights to engage in protected concerted activity under Section 7 of the NLRA. This time,...more

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