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Unfair Labor Practices Deferral Standard

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

National Labor Relations Board Reverses Another Obama-Era Labor Board Ruling and Reinstates Historical Deferral Doctrine

The National Labor Relations Board in recent weeks has continued to overturn Board decisions from President Obama’s administration. In United Parcel Service, Inc., the current Republican-controlled Board returned to a...more

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Arbitration Decisions Matter: The NLRB Reverts to Prior Standards on Deferral to Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration Settlements

Arbitration is a strongly favored federal policy and generally can be relied on to resolve even statutory discrimination claims. This is not a novel concept in federal jurisprudence from the Supreme Court of the United States...more

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NLRB Returns to Time-Honored Standard for Post-Arbitral Deferral

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The National Labor Relations Board recently overturned a decision issued in 2014 and returned to its time-honored standard for post-arbitral deferral in unfair labor practice cases alleging discipline or discharge in...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

NLRB Reinstates Former Legal Standard for Deferral to Arbitration

On December 23, the National Labor Relations Board reversed its 2014 decision in Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co, Inc., and reinstated the legal standard for deferring to the arbitration process that had existed prior to the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

NLRB Tightens Arbitration Deferral Standards

The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) has long limited its involvement in disputes between employers and unions concerning labor agreements that provide for binding arbitration where the disputes involve...more

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NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance on Deferral to Grievance Arbitration and Settlements

Following the decision of the National Labor Relations Board in Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., 361 NLRB No. 132 (December 14, 2014), the NLRB General Counsel has issued Memorandum GC 15-02 (February 10, 2015), which...more

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NLRB Changes Standard for Deferral to Arbitration in Discrimination and Retaliation Cases

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In a significant recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) again abandoned long-standing, accepted Board precedent.  In Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., 361 NLRB No. 132 (Dec. 15, 2014), the Board...more

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NLRB Eviscerates Standards for Deferral to Arbitration and Settlement

The foundation of the relationship between an employer and a union is the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the parties. Central to those agreements are dispute resolution processes that allow for expedited...more

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NLRB Reverses Board Precedent on Arbitration Deferral Standards

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On December 15, 2014, a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - split along party lines - overturned 30-year-old precedent addressing standards for the deferral of certain unfair labor practice charges to contractual...more

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Let it Snow: NLRB Continues Flurry of December Activity by Adopting New Arbitration Deferral Standards

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With the holidays quickly approaching, the National Labor Relations Board’s union-friendly majority continues to churn out decisions that will significantly impact union and non-union employers in 2015 and beyond. Earlier...more

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