On April 14, the NLRB found that a California hospital had repeatedly failed to bargain in good faith with a union representing its registered nurses and that an order requiring the hospital to reimburse the union for six months of negotiating expenses was warranted. Fallbrook Hospital Corp., 360 NLRB
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In A “Startling” And “Troubling” Decision, The Board Requires An Employer To Continue Providing Annual Wage Increases Beyond Contract Expiration
By Seyfarth Shaw on
By Kenneth R. Dolin.
In a decision that Board Member Hayes found “startling” and “troubling,” the Board required an employer to continue providing wage increases post-contract expiration. Specifically, the Board in Finley Hospital, 359 NLRB No. 9 (September 24, 2012), recently found that an employer had a statutory duty to maintain the…