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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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NLRB General Counsel Issues Much Needed Guidance on Employee Handbooks

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On June 6, 2018, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memorandum providing guidance on how employer rules should be interpreted following the Board’s December 2017 holding in Boeing, which set...more

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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

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General Counsel Memorandum Maps New Direction for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

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On December 1, 2017, recently appointed General Counsel Peter B. Robb (“Robb”) of the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) issued a memorandum outlining the direction he intends to guide the prosecutorial arm of the...more

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New NLRB Decisions Favor Employers

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With the change to a Republican President and the appointment of new NLRB members, the expectation that more pro-employer decisions will be issued has begun. Several NLRB decisions have re-established prior labor law...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 Gift: Staying Non-Union May Be A Little Easier

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The NLRB offered a holiday gift to employers this year, overturning an Obama-era decision that allowed unions to organize “micro-units” of employees, by restoring a more employer-friendly standard to determine an “appropriate...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

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The NLRB’s General Counsel Rescinds, Revokes and Questions

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On December 1, 2017, two weeks after being sworn in, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued his first GC Memorandum. When the General Counsel’s office changes hands from one party to the other, some disruption is expected....more

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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

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NLRB’s New General Counsel Signals Major Policy Changes Are On The Way

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In November 2017, the United States Senate confirmed Peter Robb as the new General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). On December 1, 2017, Mr. Robb issued Memorandum GC 18-02 (“Memorandum”) in which he...more

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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

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New NLRB General Counsel Fires Shot Across The Bow

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NLRB General Counsel Peter B. Robb has made a first and lasting impression with his initial Memorandum describing Mandatory Submissions to Advice. General Counsel Robb announced his intent to review, through the Division of...more

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