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

A global energy and fuel extraction and research company violated the NLRA by refusing to bargain with its union-represented employees about the company’s personal paid time off policies and suggesting that its employees would be better off regarding parental leave without the union. The NLRB upheld the administrative law judge’s ruling on these two points, but also reversed the ALJ on several other unfair labor practice charges stemming from both unilateral actions and actions taken during collective bargaining. The main dissent argued that the case should’ve been dismissed in its entirety based on board precedent, while a partial dissent agreed ...