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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 March 2021

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/15/2021

1. On March 31, 2021, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Peter Sung Ohr issued a memorandum stating his office will return to “vigorous enforcement” of employee rights under Section 7 rights of the...more

Biden Time: NLRB Guidance Rescinded, Wage-Hour Regs On Hold?, Marty Walsh Moves Up

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/5/2021

And more! It's been another busy week at Chez Biden. I will dive right in. NLRB Acting General Counsel Peter Ohr withdraws 12 memos by former GC Peter Robb. Of course, the withdrawn General Counsel memoranda were relatively...more

What's Happening Now In Labor Law

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/30/2019

For your Labor Day Weekend enjoyment. Misclassifying workers does not violate the NLRA. The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision yesterday, ruling 3-1 that worker misclassification does not violate the National...more

SuperVision Today - June 2017

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/9/2017

Editor's Note - Welcome to the second quarter edition of SuperVision, the e-newsletter of Spilman Thomas & Battle's Labor & Employment Group. The look of SuperVision may have changed, but the goal remains the same: to...more

Steady as She Goes or Charting a New Course? Employment and Labor Signals in the Trump Administration

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 4/10/2017

As we discussed yesterday at Mintz Levin’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit, big changes are likely in the offing as all three branches of our federal government begin to deal with labor and employment issues following...more

Clues and Cases from Alexander Acosta’s NLRB Tenure

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/24/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: A review and analysis of select NLRB cases decided by President Trump’s new appointee as Secretary of Labor and former NLRB Member Alexander Acosta. ...more

Labor Department Nominee’s Opinions as National Labor Relations Board Member

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/22/2017

R. Alexander Acosta, President Donald Trump’s nominee as the next Secretary of Labor, served on the National Labor Relations Board from December 17, 2002, to August 21, 2003. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on...more

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