The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on Friday to discuss emerging trends at the National Labor Relations Board. Panelists examined several recent Board decisions and General Counsel initiatives that have sparked controversy in recent months and offered differing opinions as to whether the agency has acted within the scope of its authority. In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman David P. Roe (R-TN) set the tone of the hearing, claiming that “the board abandoned its traditional sense of fairness and neutrality and instead embraced a far-more activist approach.”  Continue reading this entry at Littler’s Labor Relations Counsel.