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Fifth Circuit Rules NLRB Structure Likely Unconstitutional

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On August 19, 2025, the Fifth Circuit upheld injunctions barring the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other companies. In its decision,...more

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Federal Appellate Court Enjoins NLRB Proceedings, Concluding the NLRB’s Structure Is Likely Unconstitutional

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The NLRB’s Board Members and administrative law judges (“ALJs”) enjoy “for cause” removal protections, which generally means that they can be removed only for malfeasance or disregard of duty....more

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NLRB Overhaul: Setting Stage for Employers, Trump Removes Board Member Wilcox, Fires GC Abruzzo

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Although National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s termination by President Donald Trump was widely expected, his removal of Board Member Gwynne Wilcox is unprecedented. Wilcox’s removal also leaves...more

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Consent Orders Are Dead.

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 22, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a decision in Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio Piedras ending more than 50 years of the Board’s...more

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NLRB To End Practice of Consent Orders, Overruling UPMC

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In a 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) ended the agency’s practice of approving “consent orders,” which permitted an administrative law judge to resolve an unfair labor practice case before...more

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NLRB Floods Noah's Ark Decision with Additional Remedies for Egregious Violators

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On April 20, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or the "Board") issued a decision in Noah's Ark Processors, LLC d/b/a WR Reserve, 372 NLRB No. 80 (2023) in which it announced a non-exhaustive list of remedies...more

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NLRB New Rule Affects How All Employers Should Approach Severance Agreements and Other Employment Contracts

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On February 21, 2023, in McLaren Macomb, No. 07–CA–263041, the National Labor Relations Board held that confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions are prohibited in severance agreements where they purport to limit an...more

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NLRB Rules Two Union Representatives Were Not Fired Over COVID-19 Concerns

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On July 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board published its decision in Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, 371 NLRB No. 112, adopting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision that a carpenters’ union did not...more

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NLRB Holds that Leaflet Outlining Consequences for Threatening Workers Is Not Unlawful

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In adopting the ALJ’s Recommended Order in S&S Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Heating, Case No. 09-CA-235304, the NLRB found that a leaflet distributed by the employer during union organizing efforts, which stated that it...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments for August 2020

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1. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) ruling directing an unfair labor practice trial to be conducted by videoconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. William Beaumont...more

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