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The NLRB reopened from shutdown status on November 13, 2025. Due dates to file or serve most documents were tolled during the period of the shutdown, although due dates cannot be tolled for filing and service of unfair labor practice charges, applications for awards of fees and other expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, and certain representation petitions. For documents where tolling applies, the terms are that for each day on which the Agency’s offices were closed for all or any portion of the day, one day is added to the time for filing or service of the document. If the new due date falls on a weekend or holiday, the new due date will be moved to the next business day. For example, if the original due date was October 7, 2025 and the shutdown lasted 43 days, the revised due date is November 19, 2025. See chart for revised due dates.

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Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures

Office of Public Affairs

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March 19, 2020

Effective immediately, the National Labor Relations Board’s offices in Cleveland and New Orleans will be closed temporarily while an employee in each of these offices is tested for COVID-19. The Agency is taking this step to ensure the health and safety of our employees and the public.

Under today’s announcement, all employees in these offices will telework until notified otherwise. Regional personnel will continue to handle unfair labor practice investigations and processing representation petitions. Additional guidance regarding future hearings and elections will be issued at a later date. Parties should continue to e-file documents, as required by GC- 20-01.

Individuals needing immediate assistance from Region 8, Cleveland may contact Region 6, Pittsburgh at (412) 395-4400.

Individuals needing immediate assistance from Region 15, New Orleans may contact SubRegion 26, Memphis at (901) 544-0019.

NLRB Leadership continues to monitor and assess the impact of COVID-19 on Agency operations and will continue to keep our staff and the public informed of any developments.

Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees and employers, and unions from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year.