By Nelson Cary and Amanda Miggo on Posted in NLRBThe regional offices no longer need approval from the NLRB headquarters to schedule remote hearings for most unfair labor practice complaints. Last week, the Office of the General Counsel released a memorandum instructing the regional offices to hold remote hearings for most ULP matters. The memorandum also indicated that, effective immediately, any pending requests for… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBThe government shutdown of 2013 is underway, and the NLRB has furloughed 1600 of its 1611 employees. For those labor professionals wondering how the NLRB intends to handle its cases or new filings with 11 employees, the answer has arrived. Visitors to the NLRB’s website are greeted with the announcement that the NLRB is "currently closed due to… Continue Reading
