Updated to reflect new law authorizing the Maryland Public Employee Relations Board to assume jurisdiction in place of the NLRB under certain circumstances, effective June 1, 2026.
Two newly-enacted Maryland laws will prohibit employers' use of "captive audience" meetings during a unionizing campaign and authorize the Public Employee Relations Board to act in place of the NLRB under certain circumstances.
A recent 6th Circuit Court ruling blocks the NLRB's ability to require an employer who gave raises and bottles of bourbon to employees during a union election to bargain with the union that lost the election.
Updated to reflect a court ruling temporarily enjoining enforcement of the state law authorizing the California Public Employee Relations Board to assume jurisdiction in place of the NLRB.
A federal district court has temporarily blocked the New York law allowing the state Public Employee Relations Board to assert jurisdiction over private-sector labor issues, preventing potential conflicts between federal and state-level decisions.