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What the Supreme Court's Slaughter Decision Means for the NLRB
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (416+ words) Implications for the NLRB Michael J. Lebowich is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and co-head of the Labor-Management Relations Group. He represents and counsels employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, with a particular interest…...
Course Change: NLRB Asks Federal Court to Strike Removal Protections
3+ mon, 2+ hour ago (590+ words) The NLRB's New Position in Energy Transfer After a long procedural history, the NLRB cross'moved for summary judgment on March 23rd." In its filing, the Board asked the court to sever the provisions limiting the President's ability to remove Board Members…...
NIH Withdraws Recognition from Union Representing Grad Students and Postdocs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (470+ words) The unit, represented by the United Auto Workers, was certified by the FLRA in December 2023 after NIH fellows voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a union. The unit included approximately 5, 000 early-career researchers in post-baccalaureate, graduate student and postdoctoral positions at…...
No Harm, No Foul? " NLRB and DOL Simultaneously Issue Directives to Relax Scrutiny in Certain Agency Investigations
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (893+ words) These memoranda signal the early stages of the Trump administration's pursuit of certain policy changes to federal labor and employment law after just over one year in office. The NLRB's New Approach to Cases Alleging Unlawful Workplace Rules Of particular…...
Washington Looks to Join the NLRB Trigger Bill Trend
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (477+ words) Washington's HB 2471 is part of a recent spate of "trigger bills" in states that establish procedures for union recognition, collective bargaining, and litigation of unfair labor practice charges, among other things, if the NLRB loses jurisdiction over private-sector employers. Washington's…...
NLRB Relinquishes Jurisdiction Over Space X, Abandoning Yearslong Legal Battle
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (467+ words) On February 9, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB" or the Board") dismissed its long-running unfair labor practice complaint against Space X that alleged Space X unlawfully terminated certain engineers. The Board's dismissal letter states that the NLRB lacks jurisdiction over…...
NLRB Refrain From Overturning Biden-Era Precedent " For Now
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (354+ words) As reported here, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB" or the Board") regained a quorum late last year. Many expected that the new Republican majority would soon begin revisiting the Biden-era decisions that were widely considered to be favorable to…...
Update: Beating the Backlog " NLRB Acting GC Issues Memo Changing Charge Processing Procedure to Address Case Backlog
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (375+ words) Although the protocol does not alter any substantive obligations of the Charging Party, it requires the Charging Party to submit a formal electronic filing. While the applicable burdens and standards remain the same, the onus of a more rigid and…...
The Board is Back: NLRB Resumes Decisions, Affirms Regional Directors" Authority Without a Quorum
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (520+ words) During the Board's loss of quorum over the past year, employers argued that RDs could not process charges, conduct union elections, or take other administrative action without a seated Board." Satellite Healthcare advanced those arguments after a union election, asserting…...
Construction Employers Take Note: New York Expands Paid Family Leave Eligibility Beginning in 2027
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (471+ words) New York construction-industry employers should be aware of a significant change to the state's Paid Family Leave (PFL) law. "On December 19, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill 4727 (A4727) into law, expanding PFL eligibility to many construction workers who work for multiple…...