Judge backs NLRB poster rule authority
- March 8, 2012 |
- WILLIAM EHART
A federal judge upheld the National Labor Relations Boards pending requirement that employers post notices of employees right to unionize in the workplace. But the March 2 ruling in a suit brought by industry groups, such as the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Federation of Independent Business, was a partial victory for the plaintiffs because the judge limited penalties for violations of the rule. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia also denied the motion by some plaintiffsincluding NFIB and the Coalition for a Democratic Workplaceto rule on the constitutionality of President Barack Obamas recess… Read More