NLRB Expedited Election Rules Survive Fifth Circuit Appeal

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fifth Circuit upheld the NLRB’s expedited union election rules on Friday, rejecting an appeal from construction-industry employers and small businesses

 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s expedited election rules, rejecting an appeal by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas (“ABC”) and the Texas arm of the National Federation of Independent Business. The appeal followed a lower court decision in June 2015 declaring the rule valid.

 

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