Employer's routine requests to employees to keep internal investigation matters confidential found unlawful by NLRB *

USA - September 6 2012
On July 30, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a non-union employer’s practice of routinely advising its employees not to discuss ongoing internal investigation matters with their coworkers violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Co-authors: Bob Sheeder.

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Judge rules NLRB's fast-track election rule invalid *

USA - May 15 2012
On May 14, 2012, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, a 2011 Obama appointee to the Washington, D.C. District Court, found invalid the National Labor Relations Board's recent rule that would speed up union elections, because the NLRB enacted it without the requisite three-member quorum.

Co-authors: Lon R. Williams Jr., Nancy M. O'Connor, Christopher L. Maberry.

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D.C. Circuit Court blocks NLRB's notice posting rule *

USA - April 17 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today granted an injunction blocking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing its new notice posting rule.

Co-authors: Nancy M. O'Connor.

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South Carolina federal court strikes down NLRB's notice posting rule *

USA - April 16 2012
On April 13, 2012, a South Carolina federal district court held that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) exceeded its authority in promulgating a rule that requires all employers subject to the NLRB's jurisdiction to post a notice of Employee Rights, including the right to unionize.

Co-authors: Nancy M. O'Connor.

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Mandatory posting date for NLRB's notice of unionization rights remains in effect *

USA - April 10 2012
On March 2, 2012, a D.C. federal court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can require all employers subject to the NLRB's jurisdiction to post a notice of Employee Rights, including the right to unionize.

Co-authors: Nancy M. O'Connor.

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