• Supreme Court Says Obama’s “Recess” NLRB Appointments Unconstitutional

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“In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down three of President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). ”The high court, ruling June 26, 2014, said that the appointments were unconstitutional because they were made during a three-day recess in pro forma Senate sessions, and ‘three days is too short a time to bring a recess within the scope of the [U.S. Constitution’s Recess Appointments] Clause.’” See the complete report at this link: SHRM.org See Congressman Trey Gowdy's statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision: http://gowdy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=386028

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• No, It’s Not April Fool’s Day, It’s Just the NLRB At Work

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”Unions: NRLB rules that college players are employees under the NLRA. "In a stunning development, on March 26, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional director in Chicago concluded that a group of Northwestern football players are employees who have the right to collectively bargain. In other words, they can unionize. More specifically, they can become the first ever college athletes to unionize." See the complete report at this link: HR.BLR.com

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