Judge Denies Hospital’s Request to Block Labor Board Actions

A federal judge declined to pause National Labor Relations Board proceedings against a Puerto Rican hospital, finding that federal law prevents the court from intervening.

Judge Aida M. Delgado-Colón of the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in a Wednesday opinion adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendations to deny Hospital Menonita Ponce Inc.'s request for a preliminary injunction against the board. The hospital had argued that removal protections for NLRB members and the agency’s administrative law judges unconstitutionally insulated them from presidential oversight.

The case stems from a labor dispute between the hospital and its union over unfair ...