The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has refused to enforce a National Labor Relations Board order that a company violated the National Labor Relations Act by warning a union steward not to make “frivolous” information requests in the future. Dover Energy, Inc. v. NLRB, No. 14-1197 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 22, 2016). The Court grounded its decision on the language of the disciplinary document, highlighting the importance of meticulous drafting of disciplinary documents where the NLRA may be in play.
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