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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 -
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Michigan Rolls Back its “Right-To-Work” Law; NLRB’s Top Lawyer Provides Post-McLaren Macomb Guidance

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As of today, so-called “right-to-work” (“RTW”) laws are effective in 27 states. These laws ensure that no worker can be required, as a condition of employment, to join or not join, nor pay dues to, a labor union, as permitted...more

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NLRB Rules Dues Checkoff Cannot Be Unilaterally Stopped Upon the Expiration of the CBA

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision which held that employers who currently do not remit union dues because of the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) may be found to be in...more

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New Franczek Series: Labor Updates

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As we’ve previously reported, union organizing is on the upswing and the NLRB is beginning to issue decisions that reverse Trump-era precedents that were generally more favorable to employers.  This is the first in what we...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

NLRB Reverses Position on Obligation of Employers to Continue Deducting Union Dues After Expiration of CBA

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History of Dues Checkoff Precedent  - In 1962, years before most working Americans were even born, the NLRB issued its decision in Bethlehem Steel. That decision held that dues checkoff clauses in collective bargaining...more

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National Labor Relations Board Holds Employers Must Continue To Deduct Union Dues After Expiration Of Collective Bargaining...

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With its decision in Valley Hospital Medical Center, the NLRB reversed its Trump-era precedent and held that dues checkoff provisions in collective bargaining agreements survive the expiration of the contract. Accordingly,...more

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NLRB Says Dues Must Be Collected Post CBA, Reverses Course Once Again

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​​​​​​​In a decision dated September 30, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that employers must continue to collect voluntarily authorized union dues from the paychecks of employees after the expiration of the...more

Fisher Phillips

More Money, More Problems? NLRB Rules that Employers Must Collect Union Dues After CBA Expiration

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The National Labor Relations Board just ruled that employers must continue to collect union dues even after the collective bargaining agreement has expired, a decision that will require many businesses to alter their labor...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2022

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Nomination News. With control of the U.S. Senate in 2023 up for grabs, the Biden administration continues its push to fill agency leadership positions. Late last week, the Senate confirmed attorney Lisa Gomez to run the U.S....more

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NLRB Says Employers Must Continue to Deduct Union Dues After CBA Expiration

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On October 3, in the case of Valley Hospital, the National Labor Relations Board answered a question that has impacted employers for almost 60 years: whether, under Section 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act, an...more

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NLRB Rules Employers Cannot Unilaterally Cease Dues Checkoff After CBA Expiration

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Executive Summary: On October 3, 2022, in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) reversed its previous ruling from 2019 and held that a union dues checkoff provision should be treated as part of...more

Stevens & Lee

Reversal: NLRB Rules Dues Checkoff Provisions Survive CBA Expiration

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Takeaway: The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent decision to overturn prior case law applies retroactively to all pending cases. Employers currently refusing to remit union dues because of the expiration of a...more

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NLRB Holds Dues Continue Beyond Contract’s Expiration

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For those that closely follow the National Labor Relations Board, it comes as no surprise that the current Biden Board overruled a decision previously issued by the Trump Board. The target this time: union dues. The NLRB held...more

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Divided NLRB Rules (Again) that Dues Deductions Survive Contract Expiration

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For more than five decades, employers could cease deduction of dues at the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement as a legitimate economic weapon. It was only recently that, as part of the constant shifting of...more

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Nationwide Right to Unionize Act reintroduced

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On September 8, 2022, federal Congressional legislators from Massachusetts and California reintroduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, which takes aim at state “right to work” laws and attempts to increase employees’...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments for March 2022

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1. Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached agreement on a collective bargaining agreement, ending the lockout. After a nearly 100-day lockout, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association reached a deal...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter – September 2021

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A lot of relevant policy matters have happened over the past two weeks. We have seen significant progress on the dual-track infrastructure plan; this year’s legislative session in California came to a close, bringing heftier...more

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NLRB’s Pro-Labor General Counsel Issues Memo Compelling Cases for Centralized Consideration

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National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo’s appointment and subsequent July confirmation marked a shift to a pro-labor perspective.  On August 12, 2021, Abruzzo issued her first GC Memorandum as...more

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Why, How and When Katz May “Trump” an Expired CBA When It Comes to Making Unilateral Changes — The Relationship Between MV...

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From time to time, employers trigger labor disputes when they make unilateral changes in working conditions. Unions objecting to such changes often complain to the NLRB, claiming a change to be mandatory bargaining subjects...more

Verrill

The Revolving World of Organized Labor and the NLRB

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On Thursday, January 30, members of Verrill’s Labor & Employment Group and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group conducted a full-day seminar on employment law topics to prepare HR professionals, managers, and...more

Cozen O'Connor

Employment Law Now IV-54- A Guest Discussion on 3 Significant Government Decisions

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Podcast host Michael Schmidt is joined by Dan Johns, a partner in Cozen O'Connor's Labor and Employment Department, to talk about 3 significant NLRB decisions affecting all employers in the areas of (1) employee use of...more

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NLRB Wraps up Blockbuster Year with a Bang

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a whirlwind series of rulings to cap off 2019. The NLRB typically issues many decisions near the end of a Board member's term, so this flurry comes as no surprise...more

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Web Exclusive: The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories Of December 2019

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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

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National Labor Relations Board Finishes 2019 with a Flurry of Significant Decisions

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In what is seemingly becoming an annual tradition, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board” or the “NLRB”) wrapped up the year with a number of significant pronouncements. Among these actions were rulings narrowing...more

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NLRB Issues Employer-Friendly Decisions Heading into the New Year

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During the term of the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), we saw longstanding employer rules and policies upended. However, the current NLRB recently issued both a new rule and several decisions that revert back...more

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Confidentiality, E-mail, And Dues: NLRB Reverses Three Major Obama-Era Rulings

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With a steady decline in private sector unionization and a lack of political muscle to change the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”), organized labor in the Obama era relied heavily on decisional rulings from the National...more

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