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Key Reference Materials
National Labor Relations Act
Board Member Recusal Lists
Board member recusal lists have historically been utilized by the Agency to ensure that Board members are screened from cases from which they must be recused. Recusal issues are carefully reviewed and identified to ensure confidence in the impartiality and fairness of Agency proceedings. Board member recusal lists are maintained and updated by the Agency’s Ethics Office in consultation with the Office of the Executive Secretary, Board member, and/or their offices.
What is E-Service?
"E-Service" is the electronic service of Board and ALJ decisions and orders on parties. Parties who register for E-Service will receive, immediately upon posting of the Board's daily E-Docket on its website, an e-mail constituting formal notice of the Board's or Judge's decision and an electronic link to the decision. E-Service notifications will be sent at the close of the business day from NLRB headquarters in Washington, D.C. (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Board and ALJ decisions will not be mailed to parties who sign up for E-Service.
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Representation Petitions - RC
Employees or a union may file a petition for a representation election (RC) after collecting signatures from at least 30% of workers in the potential bargaining unit. Petitions that are not withdrawn or dismissed result in an NLRB-conducted election. A majority of votes decides the outcome. Please note: Some petitions filed in a given year may not have an election until a subsequent year. Thus, the number of petitions may not equal the total number of dispositions in a given year.
Steven Davis
Judge Davis has been an NLRB judge for over 30 years, having been appointed in July of 1981. He had previously served as an NLRB field attorney with the Brooklyn Regional Office, and as a review and litigation attorney with the New York State Labor Relations Board. He also served for approximately 2 years as an SSA judge before transferring to the NLRB. He received a B.S. degree from New York University, where he majored in labor economics. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1969, where he served as Associate Editor of the Law Review.
Paula S. Sawyer
In 2016, Paula S. Sawyer was appointed to serve as the Regional Director in the Region 27 Office in Denver. A career NLRB employee, Ms. Sawyer has been serving as Regional Attorney in Region 5.