March 13, 2025
The National Labor Relations Board didn't overstep by wiping out and rethinking a decision involving an Exxon Mobil unit after learning a member had a stake in the company, the Fifth Circuit said, enforcing the board's ruling that the company sabotaged negotiations with a union.
November 04, 2024
A Fifth Circuit panel questioned ExxonMobil's assertion that it could keep the same National Labor Relations Board panel makeup besides a board member flagged for conflict of interest, telling Exxon there was "good reason" for a completely new panel during oral arguments Monday.
May 30, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board has asked the Fifth Circuit to preserve a board holding that Exxon Mobil refused to bargain with a union, defending its decision to nix the oil giant's initial victory in the case after discovering that a board member had invested in a fund containing Exxon stock.
April 30, 2024
ExxonMobil asked the Fifth Circuit to overturn a National Labor Relations Board decision finding the oil giant unlawfully refused to bargain with a union, saying the NLRB erred by vacating the company's 2020 win in the case after uncovering a Trump-era board member's financial ties to ExxonMobil.