Read more about the article Region 6-Pittsburgh Obtains Settlement of More than $198,000 for Unlawfully Withheld Wage Increases and Terminations of Workers

Region 6-Pittsburgh Obtains Settlement of More than $198,000 for Unlawfully Withheld Wage Increases and Terminations of Workers

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July 16, 2024 On July 5, 2024, the Regional Director of the NLRB’s Region 6-Pittsburgh office obtained a settlement agreement involving four unfair labor practice charges filed by the United Steelworkers International Union against Hello Neighbor, a Pittsburgh nonprofit. The unfair labor practice charges alleged multiple violations of the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”) by

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Read more about the article New York City Office of Administrative Law Judges to Close, Cases Reassigned to Washington, D.C. Office

New York City Office of Administrative Law Judges to Close, Cases Reassigned to Washington, D.C. Office

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June 13, 2024 The National Labor Relations Board announces that it will be closing its New York City office of Administrative Law Judges, effective July 15, 2024. The office is being closed in light of the retirement of Associate Chief Judge Kenneth W. Chu, who ably led the office since August 2018, as well as the

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Read more about the article Board Issues Technical Correction to Representation Rule

Board Issues Technical Correction to Representation Rule

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April 12, 2024 Today, the Federal Register published a technical correction to the Board’s Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures, published August 24, 2023. The document published today corrects two outdated cross-references. The correction makes no substantive change to the rule, which meaningfully reduced the time it takes to get from petition to election in

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Read more about the article Union Petitions Up 35%, Unfair Labor Practices Charge Filings Up 7% in the First Half of Fiscal Year 2024

Union Petitions Up 35%, Unfair Labor Practices Charge Filings Up 7% in the First Half of Fiscal Year 2024

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During the first six months of Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1–March 31), union election petitions filed at NLRB field offices rose 35% over the same period in Fiscal Year 2023. Notably, this is driven by a spike in employer-filed RM-petitions, after the Board’s Cemex decision, accompanied by an uptick in employee-filed RC-petitions. In total, 1,618 petitions

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Read more about the article Region 25-Indianapolis Secures Settlement Requiring La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries to Rescind Unlawful Work Rules, Pay $297,000 to Employees

Region 25-Indianapolis Secures Settlement Requiring La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries to Rescind Unlawful Work Rules, Pay $297,000 to Employees

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April 04, 2024 On March 15, 2024, Region 25-Indianapolis obtained approval for an agreement settling a case against Hilst Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries (Employer), a furniture seller, based on an unfair labor practice charge filed by a former employee who had been unlawfully laid off in retaliation for engaging in protected concerted conduct.

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