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Washington, DC —The rulemaking priorities of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were released today by the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.  The release, based on a submission prepared at the direction of the Chairman, is incl......

Washington, DC — Earlier today, Chairman John F. Ring responded to a March 14, 2019 letter from Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Chairwoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) regarding the Agency’s planned process for review of comments submitted in response to it......

On February 4, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board invited the filing of briefs in KIPP Academy Charter School, 02-RD-191760, to allow parties and interested amici an opportunity to address whether the Board should exercise its discretion to decli......

Washington, DC—Nonmember objectors cannot be compelled to pay for union lobbying expenses, the National Labor Relations Board ruled today.  The Board majority held that lobbying activity, although sometimes relating to terms of employment or incidental......

Washington, DC—Today, the National Labor Relations Board issued an Order in KIPP Academy Charter School, 02-RD-191760, granting review in part and inviting the filing of briefs regarding whether the Board should exercise its discretion to decline juris......

Washington, DC—Today, the National Labor Relations Board returned to its long-standing independent-contractor standard, reaffirming the Board’s adherence to the traditional common-law test.  In doing so, the Board clarified the role entrepreneurial opp......

Today, Chairman John F. Ring responded to a January 8, 2019 letter from Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) urging the Board to withdraw its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the joint-employer standard. A copy of Cha......

In light of the unique circumstance presented by the December 28, 2018 issuance by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit of its decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California v....