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NLRB General Counsel Wants More Input From The National Mediation Board To Decide Questions Of Agency Jurisdiction

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On July 29, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board directed NLRB staff across the country to refer questions on whether an employer might be covered by the Railway Labor Act (RLA) to the...more

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The Faster Contract Act: A Republican-Proposed Landmark Shift in Labor Negotiations

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Senate Bill 844, also known as The Faster Labor Contracts Act was introduced in March 2025. As labor relations matters continue to stagnate before the quorum-less National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), this new bill is...more

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NLRB changes course on consent orders … again

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has long allowed employers and unions to resolve cases arising from unfair labor practice charges without a full adjudication on the merits. The most common way in which this is...more

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No Limits (Revisited): D.C. Circuit Holds That Hotel Improperly Limited Bargaining Subjects

The D.C. Circuit just issued a cautionary decision to employers trying to set “ground rules” in negotiations that limit the topics of bargaining. As we previously covered, in December 2022, the National Labor Relations Board...more

Frantz Ward LLP

The NLRB at It Again: The Importance of Ensuring You Have Updated Employment Policies

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Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced a settlement it “secured” which required a company to rescind certain work rules and pay two discharged employees $297,000. Of note, the workers were not...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

A Lesson in Employee Rights: NLRB Ruling Against Home Depot’s Dress Code Enforcement

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a Minnesota Home Depot Store broke the law by telling an employee to remove a “BLM” marking from their work apron. The NLRB has recently decided in Home Depot USA, Inc....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

NLRB Holds Home Depot Broke the Law by Banning “BLM” From Employee’s Apron

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruled that Home Depot — “Where Doers Get More Done” — had done too much when it discharged an employee, Antonio Morales, for refusing to remove the hand-drawn letters...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

NLRB Gives Workers Greater Leeway to Engage in Abusive Conduct

On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued its decision in Lion Elastomers LLC II and made it more difficult for employers to discipline employees for misconduct and outbursts. Now employers must...more

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The PRO Act – A Wish List For Revival Of Unions

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The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act) (H.R. 842) is a sweeping effort to amend longstanding labor laws to facilitate union and employee organizing efforts. The union-friendly legislation would make the most...more

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Employee Arbitration Agreements Can Include Some Confidentiality Provisions, NLRB Holds

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has held an employer lawfully included confidentiality language in an arbitration agreement its employees were required to sign as a condition of employment. California Commerce Club,...more

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NLRB Finds Mandatory Arbitration Clause Unenforceable

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An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) found in favor of Talina Torres (“Torres”) against Employers Resource (“Employers”) after determining that an arbitration clause within an...more

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