Opinion

The NLRB Is Suing to Keep States From Protecting Workers’ Rights

For nine decades, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has stood as the federal government’s primary guardian of workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively. Created in the depths of the ...

The shutdown’s over, but the NLRB is still in a bind

The end of the record-setting government shutdown has set the stage for a renewed focus on the controversies surrounding the ...
Law

‘Run on the Courthouse’: 5th Circuit Ruling May Lead to More Filings to Pause NLRB Proceedings

National Labor Relations Board, located at 1099 14th Street, NW, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent ...
Law

'Illegitimate' Tribunal?: NLRB Faces Challenge to ALJs Authority in Wake of Trump Firings

Barnes & Thornburg represents plaintiff Hannam Chain in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB in an underlying administrative proceeding is asking ...