PRESS RELEASE: HR Policy Association Launches New Quarterly NLRB Report

Inaugural Edition Focuses on Board’s Comprehensive Labor Law and Policy Changes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – HR Policy Association, representing chief human resource officers of more than 400 of the largest employers in the United States, today issues its inaugural edition of HR Policy Association’s Quarterly NLRB Report. 

Each report will provide a comprehensive update of law and policy developments at the National Labor Relations Board, including significant decisions issued by the Board, cases to watch, Office of General Counsel initiatives, rulemakings, and an overview of HR Policy’s engagement with the Board for that quarter. These reports will also feature expert analysis on a specific issue or topic from a guest writer. 

HR Policy Association represents the chief human resource officers at employers of more than 11 million Americans, or nearly nine percent of the U.S. workforce. These chief human resource officers are responsible for finding, hiring, training, and developing the talent needed for their organizations to thrive in the global marketplace. The decisions, rules and initiatives of the NLRB are of great importance to large employers and can have significant impact on their business practices. 

According to the inaugural edition of the Report: 

“The first quarter of 2022 saw the Board, with a newly minted Democratic majority, wasting no time in laying the groundwork for significant and comprehensive labor law and policy change. The Board decisions issued since the beginning of the year, though offering few significant changes by themselves, serve as markers of how the Board may view important labor law issues, including mandatory subjects of bargaining, bargaining units, employer communications during union campaigns, and mail ballot elections. 

Most importantly, the Board signaled a potential massive sea change of law and policy soon to come through invitations for amicus briefs in five different cases involving critical and wide-encompassing issues, such as independent contractor status, employer workplace rules and policies, and bargaining unit size appropriateness. In short, the Board is already off and running with major changes on the very near horizon.” 

President and CEO of HR Policy Association Timothy J. Bartl said, “HR Policy Association is proud to publish the new Quarterly NLRB Report sharing the Association’s expert analysis not only with our members, but also with the business and labor community at large.” Read the full inaugural edition of HR Policy Association’s Quarterly NLRB Report here: https://www.hrpolicy.org/HRPolicy/media/HRWorkforce/2022/03/NLRB_Q1_2022_Report.pdf