NLRB Re-Issues Expansive Proposed Representation Election Procedures Rule

As expected, the National Labor Relations Board has re-issued its proposed rule that would dramatically change and expedite the union representation election process. According to the Board, the proposed changes to the process “are identical to the representation procedure changes first proposed in June of 2011.” Notably, the Board has chosen to re-propose the original “ambush” election rule, and not the scaled-back version it issued in December of that year, which a federal district court eventually invalidated because the Board lacked a valid quorum at the time of approval. Continue reading this entry at Littler's DC Employment Law Update.

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