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Proposed NLRB Funding Falls Short of Request


Earlier this week, Congress announced (some) details of the proposed budget it intended to pass.  

Readers might have heard some rumblings about the size of the omnibus bill (which provides for the breakdown of the proposed budget), clocking in at 4,155 pages and some concerns about how quickly it is being rushed to a vote.  While I refer readers elsewhere for a discussion on defense spending, money for the IRS, and other related budget issues, I do want to make note of how much is carved out for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)…or perhaps not carved out…for fiscal year 2023.

While the Biden Administration had previously requested $319 million and House and Senate budget panels had proposed $319.4 million in recent months, the omnibus bill falls a bit short.  As currently written, the NLRB would be provided with a budget of $299 million.  The money budgeted toward the NLRB would help the agency investigate unfair labor practices, enforce labor laws, and generally pay to staff the NLRB, among other matters.

While the proposed $299 million is still a hike over what the NLRB is currently allotted in the budget, it is still not enough according to some.  Will the NLRB see its share increase by the time the omnibus bill makes it to a vote?  If I were a betting man, I think the NLRB will see either $299 million appropriated or something very, very close to that number.


For additional information:  https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/nlrb-funding-boost-falls-short-of-white-house-unions-requests

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