NLRB Implements New “Ambush Election” Rules

On December 12, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) implemented a final rule amending the agency’s representation-case procedures. The long-anticipated “ambush election” rules, which govern the procedures for union representation elections, go into effect on April 14, 2015. The new rules arguably constitute the most sweeping regulatory change ever…..

NLRB Issues "Ambush Election" Rules—Union Elections Now Likely to Occur in Less than 21 Days

On December 12, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) implemented the long- anticipated “ambush election” rules, which govern the procedures for union representation elections. The new rules go into effect on April 14, 2015 and arguably constitute the most sweeping regulatory change ever implemented by the Board.