Case: Labor Relations/Discrimination (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board upheld a ruling that a New York parking management company unlawfully refused to hire unionized valet attendants who worked for the company that held the previous parking contract with a hospital. The board affirmed the finding of the administrative law judge that the company qualified as a successor to the previous contract holder under the National Labor Relations Act—which carries with it union obligations—even though it won a contract bidding process rather than purchasing the other firm’s assets or rights. The board rejected the argument that the group of attendants at the Stony Brook University ...