{"id":308,"date":"2026-08-03T13:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=308"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:27:18","slug":"nlrb-and-new-york-agree-to-dismiss-lawsuit-based-on-permanent-injunction-of-new-york-law-seeking-to-usurp-agency-jurisdiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=308","title":{"rendered":"NLRB and New York Agree to Dismiss Lawsuit Based on Permanent Injunction of New York Law Seeking to Usurp Agency Jurisdiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"region-banner\">\n<div id=\"block-newspublications\">\n<div class=\"usa-hero\">\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap flex-align-end usa-section--dark text-center\">\n<div class=\"usa-hero__callout grid-col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"usa-hero__heading\">\n              <span class=\"usa-hero__heading--alt\"><br \/>\n                News &amp; Publications<br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"usa-hero__img-container\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-nlrbdashboardmynlrbpopup\">\n<div class=\"dnone\" id=\"login-box\">\n<div class=\"form-popup form-popup-auth\">\n<div class=\"my-account\">\n<div class=\"my-account-top\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<h3>National Labor Relations Board<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/user\/logout?token=v-XwhkN-Z4i3dBLU_5nXhisap7YdLwsUDVhIalkUd_g\">Sign out<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-account-bottom\">\n<div class=\"dashboard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/user\">View Your Dashboard<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"form-popup form-popup-anon\">\n<div class=\"login-section\">\n<div class=\"my-account-top\">\n<h3>National Labor Relations Board<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-account-bottom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/saml_login?destination=\/user\">Sign in with Login.gov<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap\">\n<article class=\"usa-layout-docs__main usa-prose desktop_grid-col-9\">\n<div class=\"region-content\">\n<div id=\"block-nlrb-page-title\">\n<h1 class=\"uswds-page-title page-title\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">NLRB and New York Agree to Dismiss Lawsuit Based on Permanent Injunction of New York Law Seeking to Usurp Agency Jurisdiction <\/span><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-newsstoryemailaddress\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Office of Public Affairs<\/p>\n<p>202-273-1991<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/mailto:publicinfo@nlrb.gov\">publicinfo@nlrb.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\">www.nlrb.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-mainpagecontent\">\n<div data-history-node-id=\"10028\" class=\"layout layout--onecol\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-node-post-date field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item\">July 27, 2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>On September 12, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of New York, challenging S.8034. This law amended the State Employment Relations Act (SERA) to permit New York\u2019s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to oversee private sector union elections and unfair labor practices. Since the NLRB has exclusive jurisdiction over most private sector labor disputes under the NLRA, this legislation is preempted by the NLRA, as detailed in then-Acting General Counsel William Cowen\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/nlrb-files-lawsuit-against-the-state-of-new-york-to-protect-agencys-0\">September 16 press release.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMisguided legislation such as S.8034A\u00a0would ultimately undermine the national framework for protecting employees\u2019 rights that has been in place for ninety years,\u201d said then-Acting General Counsel Cowen.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, S.8034 was permanently struck down by the Eastern District of New York in parallel litigation<em>, Amazon.com Services LLC v. New York State PERB<\/em>. That court granted Amazon\u2019s motion for summary judgment, and declared that S.8034A is unconstitutional, null, and void, and permanently enjoined New York\u2019s Public Employment Relations Board from enforcing the amendment. The Eastern District of New York held that the SERA Amendment is squarely preempted by the NLRA, as interpreted in <em>San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon<\/em>, 359 U.S. 236 (1959).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe court\u2019s ruling confirms the position that the NLRB has taken all along &#8211; attempts to override NLRB jurisdiction through state law are clearly preempted by federal labor law. While states certainly have important roles in protecting their citizens in other areas, this type of legislation leads to less protection, less consistency in the application of labor law, and runs completely afoul of the United States Constitution,\u201d said General Counsel Crystal S. Carey.<\/p>\n<p>Because New York has stipulated that this judgment is fully binding as to all entities and persons, the parties have stipulated to dismiss, without prejudice, the NLRB\u2019s action in the Northern District of New York.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-aboutnlrbpressreleases-2\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><em>Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/nlrb-and-new-york-agree-to-dismiss-lawsuit-based-on-permanent-injunction\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News Releases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/news-outreach\/news-story\/nlrb-and-new-york-agree-to-dismiss-lawsuit-based-on-permanent-injunction\">News Releases<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 27, 2026 On September 12, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of New York, challenging S.8034. This law amended the State Employment Relations Act (SERA) to permit New York\u2019s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to oversee private sector union elections and unfair labor practices. 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