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    Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, EMPLOYEE STATUS—NLRB: Work group leads at chemical plant not statutory supervisors, (Nov 3, 2026)

    Law Firms Mentioned:Seyfarth Shaw
    Organizations Mentioned:International Union of Operating Engineers (IOUE), LOCAL 564 | OQ Chemicals Corporation

    By Ronald Miller, J.D.

    Board precedent holds that independent judgment is not established where, as here, the putative supervisors and their subordinates generally follow standard operating procedures; and the putative supervisors have the means to contact higher-level man ...

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