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Investigate Charges | NLRB | Public Website Skip to content Find Your Regional Office Directory 1-844-762-NLRB Español NLRB.gov Search form Search Search Tools Toggle the Main Menu ▼✘Rights We ProtectLawJurisdictional StandardsWhat's the Law?RightsEmployee RightsEmployer/Union Rights and ObligationsRetaliation Based on Exercise of Workplace Rights Is UnlawfulThe NLRA and the Right to StrikeThe NLRB and Social MediaEnforcement Activity10(j) ActivityProtected Concerted ActivityContact Us▼✘About NLRBWho We AreThe BoardThe General CounselRegional OfficesDivision of JudgesOrganization ChartOur HistoryInspector GeneralAcquisitionsCareersWhat We DoConduct ElectionsDecide CasesEnforce OrdersFacilitate settlementsInvestigate ChargesContact Us▼✘Cases & DecisionsCasesCase SearchCases and Organizations of InterestResearchFilingE-FileTuition/ PetitionFileSpecimenDocumentsInvitations to File BriefsDecisionsAdministrative Law Judge DecisionsAppellate CourtBoard DecisionsContempt, Compliance, and Special Litigation Branch BriefsInformation on Decisions Issued by January 4, 2012 Board Member AppointeesNotable Board DecisionsRegional Election DecisionsUnpublished Board DecisionsContact Us▼✘News & OutreachNewsAnnouncementsNews ReleasesPublicationsBrochuresEmployee Rights PosterFact SheetsForeign Language PublicationsMaterials from NLRB Information ProgramsMore InformationContact the Office of Congressional and Public AffairsFOIANLRB Mobile AppsSunshine Act NoticesContact Us▼✘How We WorkResearch and Functional GuidanceAddendum to the Revised Memorandum of Understanding between the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor Concerning Enforcement Activities at WorksitesAdvice MemosCitenetCollaboration with Foreign EmbassiesGeneral Counsel MemosManualsOperations-Management MemosRules & RegulationsFillable FormsDemographic Information ApplicantsE-FOIA Request FormInspector General HotlineOIG Contractor Reporting FormPoliciesRequest a SpeakerRequest for InformationSite FeedbackContact Us▼✘ReportsNLRB Performance ReportsAnnual ReportsAnnual Review of Revised R-Case RulesDecisionsElection ReportsGraphs & DataLitigationsRemediesSummary of OperationsWeekly Summaries of DecisionsNLRBSpecimenActivity Reports10JWorriednessin FY 2017Charges and ComplaintsPetitions and ElectionsRecent FilingsTally of BallotsRegulatory Reports and NoticesBuy American ActCommon Identification IssuanceFederal Employee Viewpoint SurveyNo Fear ActPlan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing RulesPublic NoticesRepresentation Election Regulations Request for Information ResponsesService Contract InventoriesInspector General ReportsOIG Audit ReportsOIG Inspection ReportsOIG Semiannual ReportsFOIA ReportsFOIA Annual ReportsFOIA Quarterly ReportsContact Us▼✘eFilingE-FileSpecimenDocumentsE-FileTuition/ PetitionSign up for E-ServiceContact Us✘ Rights We ProtectLawJurisdictional StandardsWhat's the Law?RightsEmployee RightsEmployer/Union Rights and ObligationsRetaliation Based on Exercise of Workplace Rights Is UnlawfulThe NLRA and the Right to StrikeThe NLRB and Social MediaEnforcement Activity10(j) ActivityProtected Concerted ActivityAbout NLRBWho We AreThe BoardMembers of the NLRB since 1935The General CounselRegional OfficesDivision of JudgesOrganization ChartOur HistoryInspector GeneralAcquisitionsCareersWhat We DoConduct ElectionsDecide CasesEnforce OrdersFacilitate settlementsInvestigate ChargesCases & DecisionsCasesCase SearchCases and Organizations of InterestResearchFilingE-FileTuition/ PetitionFileSpecimenDocumentsInvitations to File BriefsDecisionsAdministrative Law Judge DecisionsAppellate CourtBoard DecisionsContempt, Compliance, and Special Litigation Branch BriefsInformation on Decisions Issued by January 4, 2012 Board Member AppointeesNotable Board DecisionsRegional Election DecisionsUnpublished Board DecisionsNews & OutreachNewsAnnouncementsNews ReleasesPublicationsBrochuresEmployee Rights PosterFact SheetsForeign Language PublicationsMaterials from NLRB Information ProgramsMore InformationContact the Office of Congressional and Public AffairsFOIANLRB Mobile AppsSunshine Act NoticesHow We WorkResearch and Functional GuidanceAddendum to the Revised Memorandum of Understanding between the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor Concerning Enforcement Activities at WorksitesAdvice MemosAdvice Memoranda Dealing with Handbook Rules post-BoeingRecently Released Advice MemosCitenetCollaboration with Foreign EmbassiesGeneral Counsel MemosManualsOperations-Management MemosRules & RegulationsFillable FormsDemographic Information ApplicantsE-FOIA Request FormInspector General HotlineOIG Contractor Reporting FormPoliciesRequest a SpeakerRequest for InformationSite FeedbackReportsNLRB Performance ReportsAnnual ReportsStatistical Tables - 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You can find tuition forms here. Please contact an information officer at your nearest Regional Office for assistance. The NLRB receives well-nigh 20,000 to 30,000 charges per year from employees, unions and employers tent a range of unfair labor practices described in Section 8 of the Act.  Each tuition is investigated by Board teachers who gather vestige and may take affidavits from parties and witnesses. Their findings are evaluated by the Regional Director, and in unrepealable novel or significant cases, reviewed by NLRB tribunal at the Division of Advice in Washington DC. Typically, a visualization is made well-nigh the merits of a tuition within 7 to 14 weeks, although unrepealable cases can take much longer. During this period, the majority of charges are settled by the parties, withdrawn by the charging party, or dismissed by the Regional Director.  Click here for charts and data. When the NLRB investigation finds sufficient vestige to support the charge,  every effort is made to facilitate a settlement between the parties. If no settlement is reached in a meritorious case, the organ issues a complaint. Common allegations versus employers in complaints include threats, interrogations and unlawful disciplinary deportment versus employees for their union activity; promises of benefits to discourage unionization; and, in the context of joint bargaining relationships, refusals to provide information, refusals to bargain, and withdrawals of recognition.  Common allegations versus unions include failure to represent an employee and failure to undear in good faith. The issuance of a complaint leads to a hearing surpassing an NLRB Administrative Law Judge (unless there is a settlement). After issuing a complaint, the NLRB becomes a representative for the charging party throughout settlement discussions and the Board process. Board tribunal help gather and prepare materials, and alimony the parties apprised of specimen developments. It is illegal for an employer or union to retaliate versus employees for filing charges or participating in NLRB investigations or proceedings.   Remedies Under its statute, the NLRB cannot assess penalties. The organ may seek make-whole remedies, such as reinstatement and backpay for discharged workers, and informational remedies, such as the posting of a notice by the employer promising to not violate the law. Temporary Injunctions While the specimen proceeds through the Board process, the Regional Director may petition the towardly U.S. DistrictMagistratefor temporary injunction orders to restore the status quo where rights have been violated, under Section 10(j) of the Act. The General Counsel must first legitimatize the petition and the Board must qualify it. If granted by the Court, an injunction may, among other things, require a party to return to bargaining, or reinstate unlawfully discharged employees, or stop the unlawful subcontracting of union jobs. Click here to see a list of 10(j) injunction activity, and see a map of 10(j) worriedness here.  Office of Appeals  Decisions to dismiss a tuition may be appealed to the Office of Appeals in Washington D.C. within two weeks of the dismissal. The Office handles well-nigh 2000 cases a year. Each request is prescribed to an shyster and a supervisor for a review of all documents in the case, including new information submitted by the charging party. All cases in which it is proposed to reverse the Regional Director's determination are presented to the General Counsel for decision.  Significant cases may be presented for General Counsel review plane where the recommendation is to uphold the Regional determination. The Office may moreover remand cases to the regions for remoter investigation where necessary. Because such decisions are not reviewable in court, there is no remoter recourse for parties who believe that a tuition has been unfairly dismissed.  For remoter information or for help in filing a charge, please contact an information officer at your nearest NLRB Regional Office. 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