Jennifer Abruzzo, the recently confirmed general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), last week issued a memorandum signaling the agency will broadly be expanding the remedies it seeks against companies that engage in unfair labor practices.
Released Sept. 8, the memorandum stresses the NLRB “possesses broad discretionary authority” under Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to impose remedies related to unfair labor practices. Consistent with that authority, Abruzzo encourages regional directors to request “the full panoply of remedies available to ensure that victims of unlawful conduct are made whole for losses suffered as a result of unfair labor practices.”
