The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 31, 2023, that will help facilitate interagency coordination and cooperation. The goal of this partnership is to strengthen health and safety protections for workers.
Although this is not the first time these agencies have executed an MOU—the NLRB and OSHA have entered into MOUs to engage in interagency coordination since 1975—this MOU allows for greater collaboration between the agencies. Indeed, this MOU is a part of NLRB General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo’s broader commitment to working closely with other federal agencies in order to fully effectuate the mission of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The MOU sets forth a process for information sharing, training, and outreach between the NLRB and OSHA, much like other MOUs into which the NLRB has entered with other agencies, including the Department of Law’s Wage and Hour Division and the Office of Labor Management Standards.
Information Sharing and Coordinated Investigations
Under the MOU, information that may be shared between the NLRB and OSHA includes complaint referrals, information in complaint or investigative files that relates to alleged violations of the NLRA, and laws that OSHA enforces. Either agency may share such information upon request or on its own initiative. Additionally, OSHA will provide potential victims of unfair labor practices with...
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