By: Michael Rybicki, Esq.
A Board Majority has used Pressroom Cleaners, 361 NLRB No. 57 (September 30, 2014) to overrule Planned Building Services, 347 NLRB 670 (2006), a decision that had responded to the criticism of various Courts with respect to the remedies imposed by the Board in successorship cases. Members Miscimarra…
While the NLRA governs labor relations for most private sector employers, it specifically excludes employers covered under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”) ─ the earlier federal statute enacted to avoid interruptions to interstate commerce and transportation via rail or air. And just as the NLRB handles disputes under the NLRA, the…
In a blow to the NLRB’s efforts to require employers to post notices in the workplace regarding employees’ rights to unionize, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina struck down the Board’s posting rule on Friday, April 13, 2011. (Chamber of Commerce of the United States v.…
