Jim Wimberly attended a presentation by the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Richard Griffin, in San Diego, California, on November 11, 2015. Griffin presented up-to-date election statistics on petitions filed for elections with the NLRB for the first six months under the new quickie election rules, running from mid-April to mid-October. These statistics indicate how effective the "quickie rules" are in reducing the amount of time management has to deal with a union petition prior to an election. The stated those results will be as follows:
Status of Disparate Impact Theory of Discrimination – Hiring Procedures Disproportionately Affecting One Racial or Sexual Group Over Another
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TPS Update (as of 3/31/2026)
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Card Check Bargaining Order Theory Rejected by Appellate Court
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NLRB Efforts to Interpret Employer Policies in a More Reasonable Manner
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Transgender Worker Bathroom Access Addressed by EEOC
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