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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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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - May 2024

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Welcome to the May 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

NLRB General Counsel Office Moves to Decidedly Pro-Labor Perspective

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Last Wednesday, President Joe Biden needed a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris to confirm his nomination of Jennifer Abruzzo for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board....more

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New NLRB General Counsel Peter Song Ohr Makes First Significant Move

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Following up on our earlier post about all the moves President Biden was making at the NLRB General Counsel’s office, we now know that our temporary NLRB GC is Peter Song Ohr.  Ohr is known as a straight shooting, publicity...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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California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in...

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As the cannabis industry has rapidly progressed over the years, states such as New York, New Jersey and Illinois have begun to implement legislation that encourages employers to engage in labor peace agreements with unions....more

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Employer’s Litigation Hold Not Unlawful, NLRB Division of Advice Concludes

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Last year about this time, the NLRB changed the standard for reviewing handbook rules. The new standard takes into consideration the fact there are many other interests other than the NLRA at play in a workplace, and seems to...more

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Seventh Circuit Issues Two Opinions Limiting Scope of State and Local Authority over Labor Law

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Over the course of the past two weeks, the Seventh Circuit has issued two separate opinions that limit the ability of state and local governments to craft their own labor law policy. In doing so, the court created a circuit...more

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NLRB Extends Deadline for Amici to Address Purple Communications Ruling

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On August 31, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) extended the deadline for public comment regarding whether the Board should revisit its 2014 ruling in Purple Communications, 361 NLRB 126 (2014). ...more

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NLRB’s Position on Unions’ Right to Use Employers’ Email Could Change

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Another Obama-era National Labor Relations Board policy may be on the ropes. Four years ago, the Board issued its controversial Purple Communications decision. In that case, it determined that employees have the right to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

NLRB Pursues Rulemaking to Address Joint-Employer Standard

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Companies attempting to determine whether they are joint employers of certain workers under the National Labor Relations Act (Act) have been confronted with a shifting landscape during the past few years as the National Labor...more

Littler

The NLRB Expands the Use of Confidentiality Rules in The Boeing Co.

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As most employers are aware, the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in The Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017), established a new standard that significantly broadens the scope of rules, policies, and handbook...more

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NLRB General Counsel Issues Handbook on Handbook Rules

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Following up on the NLRB’s decision in The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (Dec. 14, 2017), on June 6, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a new Guidance Memorandum (18-04) detailing how NLRB Regional Offices receiving...more

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Gridlock Broken: Senate Confirms John Ring as Newest Member of NLRB

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By a vote of 50 to 48 the U.S. Senate confirmed Republican John Ring as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, giving the agency a full five member complement. Member Ring, whose term expires December 16, 2022, takes...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

General Counsel Dishes Up Advice on 43 Charges, Including Google’s Decision to Terminate an Employee for Harassment and a Union’s...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In some early spring cleaning, last week the NLRB’s Office of General Counsel released 43 memos authored by its Division of Advice meant to provide guidance to regional offices on pending charges. Here are...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

The Trump N.L.R.B. Gift Giving Season

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Acting just days before the term of Chairman Phillip Miscimarra ended on December 16, the National Labor Relations Board issued four decisions overturning landmark cases expending employee and labor union protections. In a...more

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Out With the Old, In With the New: Is This the “New” NLRB?

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As you have likely seen by now, December was quite a busy month for the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”). The Board issued major decisions affecting employers, and Peter Robb, the new General Counsel for the Board...more

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NLRB Tosses "Overwhelming Community of Interest" Standard and Returns to the "Traditional Community of Interest" Standard in...

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On December 15, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overruled Specialty Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center of Mobile, 357 NLRB 934 (2011), which required an “overwhelming community of interest” when...more

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NLRB Overrules Four Key Cases to End 2017 with a Bang

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The National Labor Relations Board isn't waiting for the ball to drop in Times Square. It's ushering in a new era, now. The new and short-lived Republican-appointed majority wasted little time reversing the course the Board...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

The Trump N.L.R.B. Gift Giving Season

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Acting just days before the term of Chairman Phillip Miscimarra ended on December 16, the National Labor Relations Board issued four decisions overturning landmark cases that expanded employee and labor union protections. In...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Collyer Deferral: GC Memorandum 18-02 Upholds Parties’ Agreed Upon Method of Grieving and Arbitrating Certain Unfair Labor...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memorandum containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated...more

FordHarrison

Handbooks – NLRB Gives Some Control Back to Employers

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On December 14, 2017, in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overruled the “reasonably construe” standard it established in Lutheran Heritage Village-Livonia, 343 NLRB 646 (2004), to determine...more

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Busy Week at the NLRB | Labor and Employment Law

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Last week, the NLRB issued 14 decisions and the General Counsel (a/k/a Peter Robb, our former partner) initiated rule-making procedures to revise the “quickie election” rule. Here is a summary of the most important changes...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

A Few (More) of Employers’ Favorite Things From GC 18-02: The End of Alan Ritchey And Preservation of the Levitz and Tri-Cast...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memorandum containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated...more

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GC Memorandum 18-02 “Remedies” – Board’s Approach To Remedies

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memorandum containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated...more

Littler

NLRB Issues Reversal of Obama-Era Precedent on Settlements and Seeks Comment on Quickie Election Rule

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As anticipated, the new National Labor Relations Board Republican majority has begun a dramatic shift in labor policy. As the clock ticked down on Chairman Philip Miscimarra’s term, which expired on December 16, 2017, and...more

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