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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 -

Burr Alert: The Board is Going to do What? A Look at the National Labor Relations Board: Could 2016 Bring Even More Change?

Burr & Forman on 1/21/2016

The National Labor Relations Board ("the Board") had quite an eventful year in 2015. Just think, the Board has recently broken decades-old precedent in five different ways: 1) On December 11, 2014, the Board decided...more

The Employment Law Authority - November/December 2015

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/11/2015

A federal appellate court recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by a paramedic who claimed that his employer unlawfully placed him on alternative duty after he refused to participate in a wellness program. According to the...more

NLRB Continues to Make Things Easier for Organized Labor

Burr & Forman on 11/25/2015

As we reach the end of 2015, recent statistics released by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) confirm that it is no longer a level playing field for employers who wish to remain union-free. The "quickie" representation...more

“Click Here To Organize”— NLRB now Accepts E-Signatures on Authorization Cards

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/10/2015

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made union organizing by email and social media a reality. The NLRB’s General Counsel issued Memorandum 15-08 on September 1, 2015, stating that, “[e]ffective immediately, parties...more

NLRB Issues Guidelines on Use of Electronic Signatures in Representation Cases

Franczek P.C. on 10/5/2015

As we reported earlier, on December 15, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a Final Rule that modified its processing of representation cases. See, 79 Fed. Reg. at 74308. As part of this rule, the NLRB...more

What’s Your Two Cents? Employment Law In The News

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/21/2015

I’ve been vacationing by the shores of Gitche-Gumee this week, so I’m trying to give myself a little blog-cation as well. Here are some entertaining and controversial legal or employment-related developments from the news...more

NLRB Begins Accepting "Electronic Signatures" for Election Petitions

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/15/2015

On September 1, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, Richard F. Griffin, Jr., issued Memorandum GC 15-08, "Guidance Memorandum on Electronic Signatures to Support a Showing of Interest." In the...more

Click to Agree? NLRB Will Accept Electronic Signatures in Union Organizing Efforts

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/10/2015

When was the last time you scrolled through an online statement of Terms and Conditions, just wanting to get to the bottom so that you can click “Agree” and move on with your day? By doing so, you legally committed to...more

The National Labor Relations Board says “Happy Labor Day” with Flurry of Late Summer Pro-Union Moves

Proskauer - Labor Relations on 9/10/2015

While some people may have been on vacation at the end of August, the past few weeks have been extremely busy at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), with a series of decisions that will continue to make it...more

Electronic Signatures OK for Organizing Efforts, NLRB Says

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/4/2015

In a memorandum issued this week, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it will accept electronic signatures to support a showing of interest related to a union organizing campaign...more

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