National Labor Relations Board

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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
independent federal agency
labor relations authority
alsoKnownAs NLRB
appliesToSector private sector
appointedBy President of the United States
boardMembersConfirmedBy United States Senate
boardMembersTermLength 5 years
canIssue cease-and-desist orders
canOrder back pay remedies
reinstatement of employees
country United States
createdUnder New Deal
dateFormed 1935
doesNotCover agricultural laborers
domestic workers
independent contractors
public sector employees
supervisors (with some exceptions)
enforces National Labor Relations Act
focusesOn labor law
labor-management relations
union–employer relations
formedBy National Labor Relations Act of 1935
generalCounselConfirmedBy United States Senate
governedBy five-member Board
hasComponent Board members
General Counsel
regional offices
hasFunction adjudication of unfair labor practice cases
certification of collective bargaining representatives
conduct of union representation elections
interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act
investigation of unfair labor practice charges
hasLegalBasis National Labor Relations Act
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nlrb.gov/
hasType quasi-judicial body
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States federal government
monitors employer labor practices
union labor practices
oversees collective bargaining processes
union representation elections
parentAgency United States federal government
regulates collective bargaining
unfair labor practices
subjectTo judicial review by federal courts


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