Employment and Labor Law

By: William P. Barrett and David C. Burton
Williams Mullen (North Carolina and Virginia, USA)

It has been a rough couple of years for the National Labor Relations Board.  First, the high priority union agenda of the Employee Free Choice Act could not get through Congress.

  Strike one.  Next, the NLRB adopts through rulemaking a requirement that all employers post a notice to employees of their union rights.  Last month, however, the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the National Labor Relations Board exceeded its power in issuing such a rule and enjoined its enforcement.  Strike two. Click here to read entire article.