Posted on September 9, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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A recent pronouncement by General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has indicated that electronic signatures will be accepted on a union election petition filed with the NLRB. This clarification allows the union election process to be expedited to be even quicker than originally thought under the new “quickie election” rules promulgated by the […]
Posted on August 5, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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The quickie election rule adopted by the National Labor Relations Board has survived the first stages of legal challenge as a Washington D.C. Federal District Court has found that the election rules do not violate protected rights of employers. Because of this, employers will continue to see increases in union election petitions filed by local […]
Posted on May 6, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Some commentators have suggested that the recent Republican vote will limit the activity of the National Labor Relations Board and avoid the potential for more activist activity from the Board. It is not clear, however, how the House and Senate can effectively limit the activism that has been predicted absent drastic legislative changes. As Christmas […]
Posted on April 29, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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The United States Chamber of Commerce and several trade associations have filed a motion for summary judgment in a federal court in Washington D.C. seeking to overturn the “quickie election” rules recently adopted by the National Labor Relations Board. These rules are scheduled to go into effect on April 14 and are designed to create […]
Posted on August 25, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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I recently attended an employment law seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin. One of the presenters was the Officer in Charge of Sub region 30 of the National Labor Relations Board. In a very candid and open discussion, the Officer in Charge made it very clear that the activism of the National Labor […]
Posted on May 16, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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The notion of 25 days or less is the new watch word for the National Labor Relations Board and the proposed rules on “quickie elections.” The NLRB has promulgated new rules that are subject to public comment which would expedite the union election process to be less than 25 days from the filing of a […]
Posted on May 15, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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We have written about the proposed NLRB rules that would allow for a “quickie election” process. The first hearing on these rules was held by a House committee even though this is an NLRB rule and not proposed legislation. The committee wanted to air some of the concerns that employers have expressed about this proposed […]