NLRB Invites Briefs on Its Standards for Deferring to Arbitration Awards | Practical Law
On February 7, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) invited amicus briefs in Babcock & Wilcox Construction Inc. on the question of whether the Board should continue, modify or abandon the Olin/Spielberg standard for deferring to arbitration awards when investigating or prosecuting unfair labor practice (ULP) charges in light of a new standard proposed by the NLRB's General Counsel.