The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reviewed an appeal from an Administrative Law Judge's order approving a consent order between Starbucks Corporation and Workers United. The General Counsel and the Union had objected to the judge's approval of the consent order. While these appeals were pending, the Board issued its decision in Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio Piedras, which overruled UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, and terminated the practice of allowing cases to be resolved through consent orders. Consequently, the Board granted the appeals, set aside the consent order, and remanded the case back to the Administrative Law Judge for further proceedings consistent with its new policy. Members Murphy and Mayer, while not participating in the decision in Hospital Metropolitano Rio Piedras, applied its precedent for institutional reasons.

Significant Cases Cited

• Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio Piedras, 373 NLRB No. 89 (2024): This case overruled a prior precedent and ended the practice of resolving cases through consent orders.
• UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, 365 NLRB 1418 (2017): This case established the precedent that was later overruled by Metro Health, Inc. d/b/a Hospital Metropolitano Rio Piedras.

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