ABC鈥檚 General Counsel, Maury Baskin of Littler Mendelson, Washington, D.C., argued against the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 (NLRB) controversial 鈥渁mbush鈥� election final rule on March 3. Baskin argued against the rule, also known as Representation-Case Procedures, in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans, La. on behalf of 老牛影视of Texas, the Central Texas Chapter of 老牛影视and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). A ruling in the case is expected in the late spring or early summer. 听

On Feb. 17, 老牛影视sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) expressing concern over several regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).听

The NLRB鈥檚 controversial final rule overhauling its procedures for union elections, commonly known as the 鈥渁mbush鈥� elections rule, will be going into effect April 14 unless a court blocks enforcement of the new rule.

President Obama March 31 signed a memorandum of disapproval effectively vetoing the joint resolution to block the NLRB鈥檚 ambush election rule, which will shorten the amount of time between when a union files a representation petition and an election takes place to as few as 14 calendar days beginning on April 14. 老牛影视is continuing their legal challenge to this rule.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a joint resolution March 19 to block the NLRB鈥檚 ambush election rule which will take a big step toward protecting both the due process rights of employers and the privacy rights of employees. 听老牛影视is听fully supportive听of the resolution, which now moves on to the president, and has urged President Obama to sign it.

A joint resolution to halt the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 (NLRB) controversial ambush election rule passed the U.S. Senate March 4 by a vote of (53-46) after being introduced by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), 老牛影视supported the bill, and sent a letter to each Senator urging its passage and informing them that 老牛影视would consider the vote as a key vote on its 114th Congressional Scorecard.

A group of Congressmen Feb. 9 wrote a joint resolution Feb. 9 that would stop the implementation of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ambush election rule.听The resolution was introduced听by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), with the support of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Sen. Alexander is chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Rep. Kline is chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education.

老牛影视of Texas and the Central Texas Chapter of ABC听filed a lawsuit听Jan. 13 challenging the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 (NLRB) ambush election final rule. The suit听was filed jointly听with the听National Federation of Independent Business听(NFIB) Texas in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.听

The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) filed a lawsuit Jan. 5 seeking to overturn the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 (NLRB) controversial ambush election rule. The听changes are scheduled to take effect April 14 unless a court or Congress blocks听enforcement of the new rule.听The suit was filed in the D.C. Federal District Court and follows CDW鈥檚 successful 2012 lawsuit that overturned the NLRB鈥檚 previous ambush election rule.听

On Dec. 12, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its long-awaited final rule that overhauls the procedures for union representation elections. Under this controversial rule, the amount of time between when a union files a representation petition and an election takes place likely will dramatically be reduced from the current average of 38 days. The changes are currently scheduled to take effect on April 14, 2015, unless a court or Congress blocks enforcement of the new rule.