New York Restaurant Avoids Bargaining Order in NLRB Judge Ruling

The companies that own and operate a New York City restaurant committed minor labor law violations that fall short of requiring an order to bargain with a union that lost an election, or a rerun vote, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled.

The businesses involved in Manhattan fine-dining restaurant Lodi didn’t commit the type of “hallmark violations”—such as illegal terminations, discipline, reassignments, and facility closure—in the run-up to the election that would warrant a bargaining order, Administrative Law Judge Michael Rosas held Wednesday.

The ruling clarifies what’s necessary to trigger an order to recognize and negotiate with a union ...