NLRB AGAIN APPROVES EXPEDITED ELECTION RULES

Here we go again.  The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”)  has adopted its expedited election rules that have been previously proposed twice and approved in part once, only to be ruled invalid by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on procedural grounds.  The rule will be published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2014.  Absent another successful challenge, these rules will take effect on April 14, 2015 and will significantly shift the playing field and make it far easier for unions to organize employees.