Office of the General Counsel of the NLRB

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The Office of the General Counsel of the NLRB is the prosecutorial and investigative arm of the National Labor Relations Board, responsible for enforcing federal labor law and overseeing the processing of unfair labor practice cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of government agency ⓘ
office ⓘ
collaboratesWith NLRB Board Members on litigation posture in certain cases ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decisionAuthority discretion to issue or refuse to issue unfair labor practice complaints ⓘ
employerType federal government office ⓘ
establishedBy amendments to the National Labor Relations Act ⓘ
function independent investigation of alleged unfair labor practices ⓘ
litigation of unfair labor practice cases before administrative law judges ⓘ
representation of the NLRB in certain court proceedings ⓘ
headedBy General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
jurisdiction federal labor law of the United States ⓘ
legalAuthority Section 3(d) of the National Labor Relations Act ⓘ
legalBasis National Labor Relations Act ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mandate ensure prompt and fair processing of unfair labor practice charges ⓘ
maintain neutrality in investigating labor-management disputes ⓘ
organizationalLevel sub-agency office within an independent federal agency ⓘ
oversees NLRB Regional Directors in unfair labor practice matters ⓘ
NLRB field offices in case processing ⓘ
parentAgency National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
partOf National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
primaryObjective effective enforcement of federal labor law through case prosecution ⓘ
reportsTo National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
responsibleFor appeals of administrative law judge decisions to the Board ⓘ
enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act ⓘ
investigation of unfair labor practice charges ⓘ
issuance of complaints in unfair labor practice cases ⓘ
prosecution of unfair labor practice cases ⓘ
settlement oversight of unfair labor practice cases ⓘ
supervision of NLRB regional offices in case handling ⓘ
role investigative arm of the National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
prosecutorial arm of the National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
scopeOfWork private-sector labor relations (excluding certain exempted industries) ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction nationwide jurisdiction within the United States ⓘ
website https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/who-we-are/general-counsel ⓘ
worksOn cases involving interference with employees’ Section 7 rights ⓘ
cases involving unlawful employer labor practices ⓘ
cases involving unlawful union labor practices ⓘ

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General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board → hasSubordinateUnit → Office of the General Counsel of the NLRB ⓘ
subject linked to: General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel of the NLRB → headedBy → General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
linked to: Office of the General Counsel of the NLRB