The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is beginning to address procedural disruptions arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 6, 2020, without a request from any party to a case, the NLRB “announce[d] . . . a temporary change in the Board’s standard notice-posting remedy to adapt to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.” The temporary
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NLRB Launches Mobile Phone App for Public Education In Wake of Notice Posting Rule Defeat
By Howard M. Bloom on
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The NLRB has introduced a new mobile app to educate the public about the NLRA. According to the NLRB, the app “provides employers, employees and unions with information regarding their rights and obligations under the National Labor Relations Act.” The app includes sections describing the rights enforced by the NLRB, along with contact information for…
Fourth Circuit Strikes Down NLRB Notice-Posting Rule
By Howard M. Bloom on
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has just ruled that the NLRB exceeded its authority by issuing the NLRB Notice Posting rule. The Court upheld the District Court decision to grant summary judgment to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the lower court proceeding. This is the second circuit court to strike…
NLRB Tells Fourth Circuit Appeals Court Notice-Posting Rule Entitled to Great Deference
By Howard M. Bloom & Linda R. Carlozzi on
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The NLRB has relied on a Supreme Court decision validating the Federal Communications Commissions’ rulemaking authority to support its appeal of an April, 2013 decision by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina decision striking down the NLRB’s notice posting rule. Chamber of Commerce v. National Labor Relations Board. The…
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down NLRB Posting Rule
On May 7, 2013, the National Labor Relations Board’s rule which would have required all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act to post a notice informing workers of their rights under the Act was struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in National Association of Manufacturers …
Federal Court Panel Hears Arguments on NLRB Workers’ Rights Posting Requirement
A hearing before a panel of federal appeals court judges is the latest development on the issue of whether the National Labor Relations Board has authority to require all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act to post a notice informing employees of their right to organize, providing contact information for the NLRB, and…