Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB

  1. May 07, 2024

    DC Circ. Denies Hospital's Rehearing Bid Over 'Successor Bar'

    The D.C. Circuit rejected on Tuesday a Puerto Rico hospital's request for an en banc rehearing over the appeals court's decision to affirm the National Labor Relations Board's conclusions that the hospital illegally withdrew a union's recognition after becoming a successor employer. 

  2. April 12, 2024

    Hospital Asks DC Circ. To Rethink 'Successor Bar' Ruling

    A Puerto Rico hospital on Friday asked the D.C. Circuit to reconsider a February panel decision that upheld the National Labor Relations Board's finding that the hospital unlawfully withdrew recognition from a union, saying it was too deferential to the board's interpretation of federal labor law.

  3. February 27, 2024

    DC Circ. Rejects Hospital's NLRB 'Successor Bar' Challenge

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision finding a Puerto Rico hospital unlawfully withdrew recognition from a union after inheriting five bargaining units, rejecting the company's challenge to a board standard blocking employers from withdrawing recognition after acquiring a unionized company's operations.

  4. September 21, 2023

    DC Circ. Doubts PR Hospital's 'Successor Bar' Challenge

    A D.C. Circuit panel seemed resistant Thursday to a Puerto Rican hospital's claim that the National Labor Relations Board rule requiring employers to recognize existing unions after acquiring the operations of another company violated employees' rights, with one judge saying the rule is reasonable and shouldn't be second-guessed.

  5. February 21, 2023

    NLRB Defends Puerto Rico Hospital Ruling At DC Circ.

    The National Labor Relations Board defended its rule for when employers must recognize an existing union after acquiring operations of another company, urging the D.C. Circuit to uphold a ruling from last year that found a Puerto Rico hospital unlawfully withdrew recognition of a nurses union.