The NLRB has issued an announcement, explaining how it will recalculate deadlines for filings and submissions in light of the federal government’s 16 day shutdown earlier this month. As we reported at the time of the shutdown the NLRB sua sponte granted parties a one day extension for each day that the Board was closed.
In its announcement dated October 17, 2013, the Board explained that the extensions will apply for all pending matters and not just those due dates that fell during the shutdown period. There is a one day extension for “each day on which the Agency’s offices are ...
By: Steven M. Swirsky, Adam C. Abrahms, and D. Martin Stanberry
The shutdown of the federal government that took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday October 1st has shut down all non-essential operations of the US government, including those of the National Labor Relations Board (Board or NLRB).
The Board’s Contingency Plan for Shutdown in the Absence of Appropriations (“Contingency Plan”) is now in effect, effective today. It details how the shutdown will impact the NLRB’s operations and what the shutdown means for employers, employees and unions with unfair labor practice ...
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