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Nov 25, 2014

The NLRB’s Alan Ritchey Decision is Alive, Well, and Still Dangerous

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While Alan Ritchey Inc., 359 NLRB No. 40 (2012), became “non-binding” as a result of the Noel Canning decision, its holding is alive and well with the Board and the General Counsel’s Office. In a recently released Advice Memorandum, the General Counsel’s Office took the position that “Alan Ritchey was soundly reasoned and that the Board should adopt the Alan Ritchey rationale as its own.”  Washington River Protection Solutions, Case 19-CA-125339 (Div. Advice Oct. 14, 2014), released Nov. 18, 2014.

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