NLRB Sets Brightline Rule on Union-financed Lawsuits Near Representation Elections | Practical Law

NLRB Sets Brightline Rule on Union-financed Lawsuits Near Representation Elections | Practical Law

In Stericycle, Inc., the NLRB overturned existing Board precedent and set out a new rule on when a union may file a lawsuit on behalf of employees without engaging in objectionable conduct that would warrant setting aside a representation election in which the employees vote.

NLRB Sets Brightline Rule on Union-financed Lawsuits Near Representation Elections

Practical Law Legal Update 8-507-6769 (Approx. 4 pages)

NLRB Sets Brightline Rule on Union-financed Lawsuits Near Representation Elections

by PLC Labor & Employment
Published on 29 Aug 2011USA (National/Federal)
In Stericycle, Inc., the NLRB overturned existing Board precedent and set out a new rule on when a union may file a lawsuit on behalf of employees without engaging in objectionable conduct that would warrant setting aside a representation election in which the employees vote.