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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 -

NLRB General Counsel Files Complaint Demanding College Reclassify its Student-Athletes as Employees

Littler on 5/23/2023

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo filed a long-anticipated complaint on May 18, 2023 against the University of Southern California (USC), the Pac-12 Conference, and the National...more

UPDATE: NLRB Regional Director Issues Complaint Against USC, Pac-12, and the NCAA

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 5/22/2023

On May 18, 2023, Region 31 of the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) issued an unfair labor-practice complaint against USC, the PAC-12, and the NCAA for allegedly misclassifying college athletes as non-employees and...more

NLRB General Counsel seeks to further shake up college sports

Hogan Lovells on 10/15/2021

Earlier this month, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memorandum declaring that private college athletes should be considered “employees” under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act...more

NLRB General Counsel Takes a Stand: College Scholarship Football Players Are Employees Under the NLRA

McGuireWoods LLP on 4/12/2017

In a memorandum issued on January 31, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, Richard Griffin, provided a “guide for employers, labor unions, and employees that summarizes Board law regarding NLRA employee...more

NLRB General Counsel Looks to Expand Reach of Federal Labor Law to Private Colleges and Universities; Believes that Scholarship...

Franczek P.C. on 2/10/2017

Since 2014, the National Labor Relations Board has issued three significant decisions related to union organizing at private universities: Pacific Lutheran University; Columbia College; and Northwestern University. ...more

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