Investigations, Hiring & Firing, Unfair Labor Practices

Hold the Salt: Key Takeaways from the NLRB’s New Guidance on Union Salting

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/12/2025

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) is sharpening its focus on “salting”—the practice of union organizers seeking employment with non-union employers to facilitate organizing campaigns. On July 24, 2025, the NLRB’s...more

National Labor Relations Board updates guidance for investigating salting cases

Clark Hill PLC on 8/5/2025

On July 24, the National Labor Relations Board’s Acting General Counsel, William B. Cowen, issued updated guidance for investigating salting cases that will likely enhance employers’ chances of prevailing before the board....more

Acting NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance for Salting Cases

Littler on 8/1/2025

On July 24, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel (AGC) William B. Cowen issued Memorandum GC 25-08 (the “Salting Memo”), which provides case processing guidance to the Regions for investigating...more

NLRB Upholds Johnnie’s Poultry Standard in Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Decision

Perkins Coie on 12/22/2022

Employers investigating unfair labor practice claims can breathe a little easier, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) upheld the longstanding Johnnie’s Poultry standard for conducting interviews with...more

NLRB Considers Radical Changes to Decades-Long Precedent on Deferral to Arbitration

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/22/2014

In yet another attempt to expand protection for employees under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is considering a new standard for deferral to labor arbitration that, if...more

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Hold the Salt: Key Takeaways from the NLRB’s New Guidance on Union Salting

National Labor Relations Board updates guidance for investigating salting cases

Acting NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance for Salting Cases

NLRB Upholds Johnnie’s Poultry Standard in Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Decision

NLRB Considers Radical Changes to Decades-Long Precedent on Deferral to Arbitration

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