By: Kenneth R. Dolin, Esq.
The U.S. Supreme Court last month decided the Noel Canning case, unanimously holding that President Obama’s proposed recess appointments of Terrence Flynn, Sharon Block and Richard Griffin to be members of the National Labor Relations Board (Board) were unconstitutional. The Court reasoned that the brief Senate break in January…
By: John J. Toner, Esq.
In our posting last week regarding the NLRB’s proposed “Ambush Election” Rules and the DOL’s expected “Persuader Rules” we posed several questions including: “Will [the NLRB] side-step the litigation by re-issuing the rules and/or move forward on its long term plan to get to the rest of the proposed…
By: Kenneth R. Dolin, Esq.
The coming year is expected to present significant developments from the National Labor Relations Board. For the first time since August 2003, the Board has its full complement of five members, three Democratic appointees (Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and Members Nancy Schiffer and Kent Hirozawa) and two Republican appointees
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By: Howard M. Wexler, Esq.
Still searching for a last minute Labor Day present for that special someone? Well, you’re in luck. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced today that is has launched a free app available for both iPhone and Android users that, “provides employers, employees and unions with information regarding their rights…
By: Bryan Bienias, Esq.
After months of partisan political jujitsu, the U.S. Senate last week confirmed all five of President Obama’s nominations to the National Labor Relations Board. The three Democratic and two Republican members include Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce (D), Kent Hirozawa (D), Nancy Schiffer (D), Harry I. Johnson, III (R), and Philip…
This afternoon, NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce issued a statement in response to the D.C. Circuit’s decision invalidating the recess appointments of three members of the Board:
“The Board respectfully disagrees with today’s decision and believes that the President’s position in the matter will ultimately be upheld. It should be noted…
