If a regional director's decision is appealed, to which body is the appeal directed?

If a regional director's decision is appealed, to which body is the appeal directed?

• A. The Supreme Court
• B. The NLRB
• C. The Secretary of Labor
• D. A regional hearing officer

Answer: (B)

When a regional director issues a decision in NLRA matters, the next step for an appeal is within the same agency to the National Labor Relations Board for review. The Board is the appellate body that reviews regional director decisions, providing the first level of oversight before any higher-level actions. The Supreme Court would only come into play later, if a party seeks judicial review in the federal courts after the Board’s decision. The Secretary of Labor is not the route for appealing regional director decisions, and a regional hearing officer is part of the initial hearing stage, not the appellate forum. So the correct path is to the National Labor Relations Board.

When a regional director issues a decision in NLRA matters, the next step for an appeal is within the same agency to the National Labor Relations Board for review. The Board is the appellate body that reviews regional director decisions, providing the first level of oversight before any higher-level actions. The Supreme Court would only come into play later, if a party seeks judicial review in the federal courts after the Board’s decision. The Secretary of Labor is not the route for appealing regional director decisions, and a regional hearing officer is part of the initial hearing stage, not the appellate forum. So the correct path is to the National Labor Relations Board.