NLRB Partial Settlements: An Option Once Again
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judges have regained the power to approve partial settlements of Unfair Labor Practice charges (ULPs) even if the NLRB’s General Counsel, and the charging parties themselves, disagree. This practice, known as the “reasonableness” settlement standard was restored when the NLRB’s five-member Board affirmed an ALJ order that had applied…
Read More Beginning of the End for Default Language in NLRB Informal Settlement Agreements?
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
After a union files an unfair labor practice charge, the charge is investigated by the National Labor Relations Board. If the Board believes the company violated the National Labor Relations Act, the Board will seek a settlement before filing a complaint against the company. Those settlements are called “informal settlements” and must be posted for…
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