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Serving areas in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, & Rhode Island

  • Regional Director
    John J. Walsh, Jr. 

    Assistant to the Regional Director
    Elizabeth Gemperline

    Regional Attorney
    Ronald S. Cohen

    Hartford Officer-in-Charge
    Michael C. Cass

Hearing impaired callers who wish to speak to an Agency representative should contact the Federal Relay Service by visiting its website at http://www.federalrelay.us/tty, calling one of its toll free numbers and asking its Communications Assistant to call our toll free number at 1-866-667-NLRB.

John J. Walsh, Jr.
Regional Director

Welcome to Region 1 of the National Labor Relations Board. We conduct elections, investigate charges of unfair labor practices, and protect the rights of workers to act together, serving most of New England from our offices in Boston and Hartford. If you have questions or wish to file a charge or petition for election, please visit our office or call and ask for the Information Officer on duty. We can arrange to have someone speak with you in the language of your choice. We are also happy to provide speakers and materials to promote a greater understanding of the National Labor Relations Act.

 

News From the Region

John J. Walsh, Jr. Named Regional Director for NLRB's Boston Office

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and General Counsel Richard F. Griffin announced the appointment of John J. Walsh, Jr. as Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board's Region 1 with offices in Boston, MA and Hartford, CT. 

Boston Training on New NLRB R Case Rules
The MBA Labor & Employment Law Section Council and the ABA Regional Subcommittee on Practice & Procedure under the National Labor Relations Act will host a training session on the New NLRB R Case Rules on Monday, April 13, 2015, at 12:30 p.m. The session, which will be held at the MBA offices located at 20 West St. in Boston, will be conducted by NLRB Region One Regional Director Jonathan Kreisberg, Deputy Regional Attorney Robert Redbord, and Supervisory Attorney Laura Sacks.
Hartford Training on New NLRB R Case Rules
In order to assist the Labor Bar to become familiar with the new Representation (“R”) case rules, the Labor and Employment Section of the Connecticut Bar Association has scheduled a briefing session with Michael Cass, Officer in Charge, of NLRB Subregion 34, and Jonathan B. Kreisberg, Regional Director, NLRB Region One. The session will be held on April 8, 2015 at the Subregional offices located in the AA Ribicoff Federal Building at 450 Main Street Hartford, CT beginning at 10AM. It is anticipated that the presentation and discussion will continue until Noon.
Boston, Hartford offices to be closed September 23-24, 2014

On Tuesday, September 23, and Wednesday, September 24, Region 1, Boston and Subregion 34, Hartford, will be closed.  Individuals seeking information or wishing to file a charge should contact Region 22, Newark.  Region 22’s telephone number is (973)645-2100.  Region 22’s address is 20 Washington Place, 5th Floor, Newark, NJ  07102.

Michael C. Cass Named Officer-in-Charge in Hartford, Subregion 34

National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr., today announced the appointment of Michael C. Cass as Officer-in-Charge for Subregion 34, Hartford, Connecticut. 

A career NLRB employee, Mr. Cass had been serving as a Supervisory Field Examiner in the Hartford office. In his new position, he will assist Jonathan B. Kreisberg, Regional Director in Region 1, Boston, Massachusetts, in the enforcement and administration of the National Labor Relations Act in Connecticut.  Mr. Cass succeeds John S. Cotter, who is retiring. 

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Regional Case Developments

Case Name Case Number Case Activity Issuance Datesort ascending
TRANSIT CONNECTION INC. 01-CA-183197 Board Decision 12/28/2016
GREEN LINE GROUP INC. 01-RC-181492 Board Decision 12/21/2016
IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS 01-RC-176909 Board Decision 12/21/2016
Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy 01-CA-169804 Order Adopting in the Absence of Exceptions 12/13/2016
W.B. MASON CO., INC. 01-CA-161120 Order Adopting in the Absence of Exceptions 12/05/2016
THE WANG THEATRE INC. d/b/a CITI PERFORMING CENTER 01-CA-179293 Board Decision 11/10/2016
W.B. MASON CO., INC. 01-CA-161120 Administrative Law Judges Decision 11/04/2016
Chubb Executive Risk Inc. d/b/a Chubb Specialty Insurance, a subsidiary of Federal Insurance Company 01-CA-173077 Board Decision 10/28/2016
Chubb Executive Risk Inc. d/b/a Chubb Specialty Insurance, a subsidiary of Federal Insurance Company 01-CA-173077 Board Decision 10/28/2016
Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy 01-CA-169804 Administrative Law Judges Decision 10/25/2016

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