What To Expect When You're Expecting [More Changes From The NLRB]

At the end of last year, Congressional appropriators gifted a $25 million budget increase to the National Labor Relations Board. While this boost in funding fell short of President Biden and General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo's requests, this cash infusion should give the Board and its Regions the ability to further the General Counsel's agenda. With the Regions having additional resources to investigate and prosecute cases, and with the Board primed to engage in significant rulemaking, we expect to see a host of changes to labor law in 2023, some of which we outline below

The End of All-Hands Meetings?

At the top of the General Counsel's wish list is an end to "captive audience" meetings, which she has argued are "inherently coercive." Indeed, in several interviews and post-hearing briefs, Ms. Abruzzo has expressed her view that employers should not have the right to conduct mandatory all-hands meetings where management officials relay factual information, as well