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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... more +
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 -
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NLRB Scales Back ‘Ambush Election’ Rule

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On December 18, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board’s (Board or NLRB) published a final rule—effective on April 16, 2020—which modifies the 2015 so-called “ambush election” rules. The final rule will lengthen the...more

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2020 Changes To NLRB Representation Election Rules—Heralding The End to ‘Ambush Elections’

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The National Labor Relations Board recently announced significant changes to its rules regarding Representation Elections.  The new rules undo many of the controversial 2014 modifications made by the Obama Board, as discussed...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

How Will a Much-Anticipated Joint Employer Decision Impact Private and Public Employers? - Browning-Ferris Industries v. NLRB

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The District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board held that an employer’s authorized, but unexercised...more

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NLRB Proposes New Rule on Joint Employer Standard

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On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a new regulation that would make it more challenging to establish joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act....more

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The NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Standard

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On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the joint-employer standard. Under the proposed rule, entities would be joint employers "if the two employers...more

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Out With the New and in With the Old? Board Issues Proposed Rule Which Would Restore Prior Joint-Employer Standard

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On Thursday, September 13, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) signaled its intent to return to its pre-Obama Board test for establishing joint-employer status....more

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NLRB Proposes Regulation to Resolve Joint Employer Issue

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On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a proposed new regulation to establish the standard for determining when two businesses are joint employers of a group of employees. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NLRB Asks D.C. Circuit to Revive Review of Joint Employer Standard Under BFI; Hy-Brand Decision Vacated Following NLRB Ethics...

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On March 1, 2018, the Deputy Associate General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) asked the D.C. Circuit to revive its review of the Obama-era Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (“BFI”)...more

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OSHA Dumps Crocodile Dundee Rule

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You may recall from the Crocodile Dundee movies that Dundee was a big fan of walkabouts in the Australian outback…and Manhattan. A while back OSHA began encouraging walkabouts of a sort....more

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