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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

NLRB puts kibosh on American tradition of whiskey for votes

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/18/2024

According to U.S. News & World Report, in 1758 George Washington was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses after he plied voters with beer, whiskey, rum punch, and wine. He did so after a landslide loss three years...more

Waiting on the World to Change – The NLRB is Poised to Reverse or Modify Board Law

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 4/15/2022

Proponents of organized labor were presumably pleased when Joe Biden was elected to be the 46th President of the United States, and with good reason. The night before the election, President Biden delivered a speech to...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments For August 2021

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/23/2021

1. Democrats now hold a majority of seats on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The new Democratic majority on the NLRB became official on Saturday, August 28, when President Joe Biden’s nominee David Prouty was sworn...more

Despite Potential Confusion, NLRB Declined To Change Representation Case Contract Bar Doctrine

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/30/2021

Despite concerns over potential employee confusion about when they must exercise their right to petition for an election to decertify their union representative, in an April 21, 2021, decision, the National Labor Relations...more

Biden Establishes Task Force To “Promote Worker Power”

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/29/2021

President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Monday establishing a task force whose stated purpose will be to recommend ways that existing laws and policies may be used to promote “worker power” -- in other words,...more

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