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The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor... more +

NLRB Judge Finds Nonsolicitation, Noncompete Provisions in Employment Agreement Chilled Protected Activity

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/21/2024

On June 13, 2024, an administrative law judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that overly broad noncompete and nonsolicitation provisions in an employment agreement violated an employee’s labor...more

Quick! No Time to Blink! NLRB Reverts to Speedy Election Rules

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 9/7/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued a direct final rule on August 24, that makes 10 amendments to the election process, which will take effect December 26, 2023. The rule rescinds amendments made by...more

Board Rescinds Four Provisions to 2019 Election Rule Following Federal Appeals Court Vacating the Provisions

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 3/13/2023

Thursday, the NLRB issued a notice to rescind four provisions from the Board’s Rules and Regulations contained in its Final Rule published in December 2019 (the “2019 rule”). The Board’s notice rescinding all four provisions,...more

NLRB Proposes Rescission of Recently Issued Rules on Elections

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/14/2022

On November 4, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to rescind the “election protection” rule published on April 1, 2020, and to restore the prior protocols,...more

Employers Beware: It's Once Again Time to Review Your Arbitration Agreements

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/10/2019

We have been discussing arbitration agreements in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) context lately, particularly with respect to class action waivers. But employers may not be aware that earlier this summer, the NLRB...more

Reversing the Course: Changes Coming to the NLRB - The Board Reverses Course on Handbooks and Joint Employers While the General...

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/22/2017

Peter B. Robb took over as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ("Board") on November 17, 2017, and soon after issued an official memorandum signaling his intention to reexamine Board precedent from the prior...more

Memo From Labor Board’s Top Attorney Signals Change Is On Its Way

Fisher Phillips on 12/5/2017

The newly installed General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board published a memorandum late last week indicating that the General Counsel is preparing to push to reverse many of the controversial positions taken...more

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