{"id":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-094","kind":"context","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","eco":"","issuer":"National Labor Relations Board (Office of the Chairman; Division of Administrative Law Judges)","authority":"29 U.S.C. 153(b), 154; 29 C.F.R. 102.35","instrument":"COVID-19 Operational Status Update (Apr. 17, 2020)","title":"COVID-19 Operational Status Update","dateIssued":"2020-04-17","effective":"2020-04-17","end":"In-person ALJ hearings barred through May 31, 2020; appointment-only access and telework continued through 2020 and into 2021","startDate":"2020-04-17","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CRT","TELE","GATH"],"addressees":["employers, unions, employees and counsel with matters before the Board"],"clause":"Regional Office Status -- NLRB regional offices are open. In the interest of safety and social distancing, in-person public access has been limited to appointment-only. Except for limited essential personnel, all employees are teleworking but continue Agency operations through email and teleconference.... Regional Office Case Processing -- Unfair labor practice charges continue to be accepted and investigated.... Generally, affidavits will be taken by phone, absent extraordinary circumstances.... Representation Elections -- Representation petitions and elections are being processed and conducted by the regional offices. Consistent with their traditional authority, Regional Directors have discretion as to when, where, and if an election can be conducted... Administrative Law Judge Hearings -- The Division of Administrative Law Judges has ordered that no in-person hearings will be scheduled through May 31, 2020, except for those matters that the presiding judge determines can be held via videoconference. Those hearings that were already scheduled for this time frame have been postponed.","enforcement":"Orders of the Division of Administrative Law Judges; Regional Directors\u0027 election orders","functions":["CRT: federal tribunal access limited to appointment; in-person hearings barred through May 31, 2020","HR labor relations: elections at Regional Director discretion (mail ballots), remote affidavits","GATH in-person hearings and manual elections suspended"],"notes":"The Board\u0027s consolidated statement of its 2020 Q2 operating restrictions.","sourceUrl":"https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/covid-19-operational-status-update","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":296704,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION","url":"/library/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-094","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-094","citation":"National Labor Relations Board (Office of the Chairman; Division of Administrative Law Judges), COVID-19 Operational Status Update (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-094)","stateName":"","related":[]}