The NLRB recently made public its NLRB Strategic Plan FY 2019-FY2022 wherein it states it wants to reduce time to handle cases before it by 5% per year at each stage of the case processing. The Strategic Plan provides an excellent snapshot of NLRB operations (page 3) but not much
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NLRB Hints That “Ambush” Election Regulations May Be Rescinded
Things are moving fast and furiously at the NLRB. Last week we saw the new General Counsel issue a sweeping memo which rescinded many policy guidelines and initiatives of his predecessor and highlighted the Board precedent from the last eight years that may be overturned.
This week the NLRB posted…
NLRB Issues Final Election Rules Revision
As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board today made public its final revised election rules. The new rules will become effective 120 days following their publication in the Federal Register. The publication date is scheduled to be Monday, December 15, 2014, one day before the expiration of the term of…
One Step Backward for NLRB Election Rules
The NLRB has agreed to voluntarily dismiss its D.C. Circuit appeal in the so-called “ambush” election rules case. The voluntary dismissal of the appeal effectively renders the Board’s previously promulgated election rules a dead letter. But this may be a case of one step backward, two steps forward, for the…
Ambush Election Rules Fall Into Noel Canning Abyss As Court Puts Hold On Decision
The fallout from Noel Canning has been felt far and wide. The DC Circuit Court’s January 25, 2013 decision certainly put all NLRB decisions made since January 4, 2012 (the date Members Block and Griffin received their recess appointments) in jeopardy. All cases on appeal to the DC Circuit involving…
NLRB Developments Post-Election – What The Future May Hold In Labor Relations
Now that the election is over, one of the main questions being asked is, what next? We recently held a Webinar entitled “The Latest at the NLRB and Post-Election Developments” to address this question. It seems clear that with Congress still divided that there likely will not be much in…