By: Louis Cannon, Carlos Torrejon and Cassandra Horton On July 21, 2026, a divided D.C. Circuit panel ruled that a longstanding doctrine created by the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”), the “successor bar,” is invalid because it exceeds the agency’s authority under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”). The case is Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB (Hospital Menonita); in it, the … Continue reading Last Call for the Successor Bar: Court Invalidates Longstanding NLRB Rule