In NLRB v. Arkema, Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently dealt the Board a setback, finding that the employer (Arkema) did not violate the National Labor Relations Act when it disciplined a union-supporter for threatening another employee before an election and when it distributed an anti-harassment reminder to
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NLRB Acting General Counsel Issues Guidelines Which Restrict An Employer’s Ability To Litigate The Work Authorization Status Of Employees In Board Proceedings
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on
Posted in Discrimination, Unfair Labor Practices
Recently, the NLRB Acting General Counsel’s Division of Operations Management issued a memorandum to the Board’s Regional offices (OM 12-55) on how to address an employer’s attempt to litigate the work authorization status of an employee potentially eligible for backpay resulting from an unfair labor practice.
The Supreme Court in Hoffman…
Sixth Circuit Upholds NLRB Decision That Union Salts Were Interested In Employment
By Seyfarth Shaw on
Posted in Discrimination, Organizing
On May 4, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit released its opinion in NLRB v. Beacon Electric Co., No. 07-2554, and upheld the NLRB’s decision that an electrical contractor violated the NLRA by refusing to hire union salts who had applied for positions with the…