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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 -

Cooperation Trend Continues: OSHA and NLRB Announce Joint Enforcement Agreement

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/10/2023

In recent months, a number of federal labor and employment agencies have announced new initiatives intended to coordinate and cross-refer enforcement actions. This trend continued last week when the National Labor Relations...more

Bill Aimed at Removing Authority from NLRB Introduced in the Senate

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/31/2019

On October 24, 2019, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Protecting American Jobs Act. The bill, cosponsored by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Rand Paul (R-KY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marco Rubio...more

Workplace Law Under President-Elect Donald Trump: What to Expect

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/11/2016

President-elect Donald Trump will assume office on January 20, 2017, with a Republican majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. While it is difficult to predict whether the new administration will be able...more

Seventh Circuit Upholds NLRB Order to Return Jobs from Mexico to U.S. Facility

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/13/2016

The National Labor Relations Act vests the NLRB with broad powers to correct violations of U.S. labor laws. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed the Board’s broad reach by affirming a decision ordering a...more

Latest NLRB Power-Grab Benchslapped

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 6/3/2016

In another setback for the NLRB, a federal appeals court ruled recently that the NLRB lacks the authority to impose adverse attorneys’ fees awards against employers in Board proceedings. HTH Corporation v. NLRB The case...more

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