On Aug. 12, the National Labor Relations Board’s new general counsel, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, issued to all NLRB regional offices, which outlines the priorities of the Office of the General Counsel.

As the states, the 10-page memo is divided into three sections: the first section identifies cases and subject matter areas where, in the last several years, the board overruled legal precedent; the second section identifies other initiatives and areas that the general counsel wants to carefully examine; and the third section identifies other case handling matters traditionally submitted to the general counsel’s office for advice.

Some of the more than 40 issues and Trump-era board decisions Abruzzo identified for review include:

• general handbook policies and the
• definitions and limitations around protected and concerted activity
• union access to the workplace and employer property, including and union access to employers’ email systems
• employee versus independent contractor status and the
• intermittent strikes and secondary activity
• board jurisdiction over religious institutions
• duty to recognize and bargain
• arbitration and confidentiality agreements, including the

Read more about in an issued by ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNational’s general counsel Littler Mendelson, P.C.

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓplans to monitor the NLRB board closely as it moves forward on these issues and cases and will provide any updates in Newsline.