New York
In New York, services:
| the boroughs of Manhattan | Orange | Rockland |
| the Bronx in New York City | Putnam | Westchester Counties |
Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees, 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. Region 2 serves areas in New York from its Regional Office in New York City.
Sprain Brook Manor Rehab Takes Steps to Comply with Federal Court Order
Sprain Brook Manor Rehab LLC (Sprain Brook) has taken action to reinstate two discharged employees and to rescind subcontracts, following a federal court injunction order. Judge Richard J. Sullivan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, issued a temporary injunction on March 9th in Fernbach v. Sprain Brook Manor Rehab, LLC.
Training on the NLRB's New R-Case Rules For NLRA Practitioners
Speakers: Karen Fernbach, RD, R-2, David Leach , RD, R-22 & James Paulsen, RD, R-29, NLRB
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015
Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 Noon—Presentations begin at 9:45 am
Location : Offices of 32BJ SEIU, 25 West 18th Street, New York, NY
We encourage you to attend and network with your colleagues.
Nicholas H. Lewis Named Assistant to the Regional Director in NLRB's New York Regional Office (Region 2)
Richard F. Griffin, Jr., General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, announced the appointment of Nicholas H. Lewis as the Assistant to the Regional Director of the NLRB’s Regional Office in for Region 2, New York, NY.
In his new position, Mr. Lewis will assist Regional Director Karen Fernbach in the administration and enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act in Manhattan, the Bronx and several counties North of New York City. Mr. Lewis succeeds Elbert Tellem, who recently retired.
Twelve laid off employees at Biondi Schools in the Bronx and in Yonkers to receive backpay and offers of reinstatement
Twelve employees at the Biondi Elementary School in the Bronx, NY and at the Biondi Middle and High School in Yonkers, NY, who were laid off during bargaining for an initial collective-bargaining agreement, have received backpay and immediate offers of reinstatement as part of a settlement agreement reached on April 14, 2014.
Region 02 - New York
Welcome to Region 2 of the National Labor Relations Board. We conduct elections, investigate charges of unfair labor practices, and protect the rights of workers to act together, serving the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx and Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties from our office in Lower Manhattan.
Regional Office 02 - New York, NY
26 Federal Plaza, Ste 41-120
New York, NY 10278-0104
United States
BNA article spotlights panel discussion on Board decisions
Board Member Sharon Block and Regional Directors Karen Fernbach (Region 1-Manhattan) and James Paulsen (Region 29-Brooklyn) shared insights into recent Board decisions and the impact of the Noel Canning decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, in a panel discussion at a recent Cornell University labor and employment law program. The discussion was spotlighted in this article, which is reproduced with permission from the Daily Labor Report, 32 DLR A-18 (Feb. 15,2013). Copyright 2013 by the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033)
Board grants review, invites briefs on question of graduate student assistant status in two cases
The National Labor Relations Board has granted review in two cases that ask whether graduate student assistants seeking to be represented by a union are employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act.
David Leach appointed Regional Attorney in New York
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon announced the appointment of career attorney David E. Leach as Regional Attorney of the NLRB’s Regional Office in New York, NY (Region 2). In his new position, Mr. Leach will assist Regional Director Karen P. Fernbach in the processing of representation and unfair labor practice cases filed under the National Labor Relations Act in Manhattan, The Bronx, and several counties north of New York City.