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The Pendulum Swings – Changes at the NLRB Under the Trump Administration

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The installation of a new Administration with a fundamentally different philosophical identity once again foreshadows fundamental changes in the relationship between private sector employees and employers governed by the...more

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The NLRB Returns to Its Pre-2020 Policies and Procedures in Its “New” Blocking Charge and Voluntary Recognition Rules

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently revived its “blocking charge” policy, voluntary recognition process and construction industry bargaining relationship policy by returning to its pre-April 2020...more

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NLRB Elevates Union Authorization Cards Over Secret-Ballot Elections to Compel Employers to Recognize Unions

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For more than 50 years, the National Labor Relations Board had held — with Supreme Court approval — that when a union claimed to represent an employer’s workforce, the employer could refuse to recognize the union, leaving the...more

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NLRB limits employer opportunity to let employees vote on union representation

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The National Labor Relations Board, by a 3 to 1 vote, has dramatically changed the playing field for employees seeking to exercise their Section 7 right to select a bargaining representative or to refrain from such. The...more

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NLRB Expands Remedies to Address Repeat Offenders

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The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) has traditionally been limited in ways to remedy violations of federal labor law. Often, the Board is constrained to ordering “make-whole” relief like backpay and employee...more

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Everything and the Kitchen Sink: The NLRB’s Labor-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions

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Contrary to the expression’s limitations, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board”) set the tone for 2023 with some major Decisions which will essentially provide employees with not only the kitchen sink, but the walls...more

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“I Always Feel Like, Somebody’s Watching Me”: How the NLRB General Counsel Proposes to Curtail Employer Surveillance

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On October 31, 2022, National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") General Counsel, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, published a memorandum outlining a new framework she intends to use to advocate for restricting overreaching employer...more

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Student Athletes No More, NLRB Reinstates Scope of NLRA Section 7 to Include "Players at Academic Institutions"

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On 8 February 2022, the National College Players Association, an advocacy group for college athletes, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), accusing the National Collegiate...more

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NLRB Rejects “Constructive Denial of Transfer” and “Threat” Theories of Unfair Labor Practice Liability

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As we hurtle toward Labor Day, and the probable onslaught of decisions, and as NLRB Member Pearce’s tenure ends on August 27, the Board has been issuing a steady stream of cases. Many of these appear to be garden variety type...more

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

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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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