Last week, NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin issued a memorandum to the National Labor Relations Board’s Regional Directors, outlining legal issues that the Regions cannot address without first submitting to the Board’s Division of Advice in Washington, DC.  The memorandum includes a lengthy list of issues Griffin considers “difficult” or “rare,” where the law is “in flux,” or where issues have “traditionally” been submitted to Advice.  According to Griffin, these types of matters must undergo a centralized review process to ensure internal consistency among the Board’s attorneys when addressing them.  More importantly, the memorandum also identifies “General Counsel initiatives” and “areas of the law and labor policy that are of particular concern” to Griffin.  The memorandum offers employers a preview of some key areas where Griffin is likely to focus the Board’s prosecutorial efforts in the next few years. Continue reading this entry at Littler's Labor Relations Counsel.