08.01.2025NLRB General Counsel Wants More Input From The National Mediation Board To Decide Questions Of Agency JurisdictionOn July 29, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board directed NLRB staff across the country to refer questions on whether an employer might be covered by the Railway Labor Act (RLA) to the National Mediation Board (NMB) rather than assert NLRB jurisdiction without consultation. This represents a change from the way the NLRB has recently operated in debatable circumstances. The two boards and the statutes upon which they operate differ significantly, so which agency has jurisdiction matters.
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