On December 23, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced that it was postponing the effective date of its employee rights notice-posting rule from January 31 to April 30. This is the second postponement of the rule which was initially to go into effect on November 14, 2010. Several employer groups have filed lawsuits challenging
December 2011
Labor Board Approves Expedited Union Election Rules
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has voted 2-to-1 to approve Chairman Mark Pearce’s resolution to adopt a limited number of amendments to the NLRB election process. According to the agency, the modified elections rules are intended to reduce “unnecessary pre-election litigation.”
The six amendments grant the NLRB and its hearing officers significant latitude in…