RULES AND REGULATIONS - National Labor Relations Board

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 203–203.4Attorney, Assistant to the Regional Director, field attorneys, field examiners, and clericalstaff. Each Subregional Office is headed by an officer in charge appointed in the samemanner as the Regional Directors. Each Resident Office is headed by a Resident Officer.Sec. 203.1 Regional Directors. Under the general supervision of the Office of theGeneral Counsel, the Regional Directors supervise a staff of attorneys and fieldexaminers in the processing of representation, unfair labor practice, and jurisdictionaldispute cases. The Regional Directors are empowered to issue notices of hearing inrepresentation cases; issue complaints in unfair labor practice cases; conduct electionspursuant to agreement of the parties or direct elections pursuant to the decision-makingauthority delegated by the Board to them under section 3(b) of the Act, and issuecertification of representatives or certify the results of elections where appropriate;conduct employee referenda under section 209(b) and 203(c) of the Labor ManagementRelations Act; obtain settlement of unfair labor practice charges; obtain compliance withadministrative law judge, Board, and court decisions; investigate and report on, or decide,objections to elections and challenges to determinative ballots; and otherwise act inbehalf of the General Counsel in the discharge of the statutory and delegated functions ofthat office.In addition, Regional Directors may initiate and prosecute in the district courtsinjunctions under section 10(l) of the Act. They also have authority to process petitionsfor unit clarification, for amendment of certification, and for rescission of a labororganization’s authority to make an agreement pursuant to the proviso of section 8(a)(3).Regional Directors are also responsible for the administrative management of theiroffices and of any Subregional and Resident Offices in their Regions and make initialdeterminations of FOIA requests for materials in their custody.Sec. 203.2 Regional Attorneys. The Regional Attorneys are the principal legal advisersto the Regional Directors and, as the chief legal officers in the Regions, exercisesupervisory authority over office attorneys and field examiners in various aspects of theirwork. They may exercise any authority given attorneys and field examiners in theRegions.Sec. 203.3 Assistants to the Regional Directors. The Assistants to the RegionalDirectors are responsible for overall supervision and coordination of investigations andcompliance, exercise supervisory authority over office attorneys and field examiners invarious aspects of their work, and provide assistance to the Regional Director withrespect to various administrative functions.Sec. 203.4 Field attorneys. The field attorneys are charged in general with the duty ofperforming all necessary legal services for the Regional Directors in the Regions. They208