Remedies for Illegal Work Rules to Get Boost in NLRB Settlements

Labor board prosecutors will seek stronger remedies in settlements to resolve unfair labor practice cases that involve employers enforcing illegal workplace rules or contract terms.

Beyond just rescinding rules or terms that violate federal labor law, National Labor Relations Board regional staffers should seek make-whole relief that addresses the effects of their enforcement, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said in a memo.

The memo follows Abruzzo’s bid for the board to similarly expand the remedies ordered when members find that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act. She recently urged the NLRB to make workers whole for a ...