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Healthcare employers are watching with particular attention the recent decisions and proposed rules of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to union organizing, employees' section 7 rights, and the breadth of protected activity in the workplace. The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on Friday to discuss emerging trends at the NLRB. 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.”
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