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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 -

Top Five Labor Law Developments for February 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/11/2022

1. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel directed NLRB regions to seek preemptive injunctions for alleged unlawful threats during union campaigns. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum...more

Back From The Dead – Protecting The Right To Organize Act Reintroduced In The House

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 2/19/2021

On February 4, 2021, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO Act”) was reintroduced by Democrats in the United States House of Representatives. If enacted, the PRO Act would dramatically transform American labor...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Winter 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/11/2020

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the winter 2020 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This special double issue offers readers a thorough year in review of...more

NLRB Says Arbitration Agreement Must Specifically Exclude Claims Filed With NLRA

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 12/11/2019

In its decision last term in Epic Systems Corp. V. Lewis, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that the National Labor Relations Act does not preclude the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in employment which prevent class...more

Board Upholds Enforcement of Pre-Hire Arbitration Agreement

Littler on 5/29/2019

The alternative dispute resolution landscape continues to evolve for employers with unionized workforces. Anheuser-Busch, LCC, 367 NLRB 123 (May 22, 2019), is the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest decision on the...more

Supreme Court Limits Individual Arbitration Agreement Enforcement

Epiq on 5/14/2019

When an employee signs an individual arbitration agreement, they agree to go through arbitration as opposed to filing a lawsuit if a legal issue arises in the workplace. As one can imagine, these agreements are regularly the...more

[Podcast]: Looking Back: Highlights in Labor and Employment Law from 2018

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 1/25/2019

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Steven Hurd and partner Adam Lupion discuss developments from some of the key cases in labor and employment law in 2018. We will discuss notable cases from the United States...more

Web Exclusive - September 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 10/11/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/10/2018

Top Five Labor Law Developments For September 2017

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/19/2017

An employer violated the National Labor Relations Act when it discharged an employee who protested an unlawful confidentiality policy, even though the employee protested without the involvement of any coworkers, the U.S....more

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