This unpublished National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision addresses an employer's, GRINDR LLC, request for review of a Regional Director's Decision and Direction of Election. The Petitioner, Communications Workers of America, District 9, AFL-CIO, sought an election. The employer's request for review was denied because it did not present substantial issues warranting the Board's intervention.

The Board's analysis focused on the duties of employees classified as product managers. The record indicated that these product managers assigned "discrete tasks" to employees within their pods or squads, rather than "significant overall duties." This distinction was crucial. Citing Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., the Board affirmed that the delegation of merely "discrete tasks" does not constitute the exercise of supervisory authority to "assign" employees.

Furthermore, the Board found that even if the product managers were deemed to have the authority to assign, their assignments did not involve the use of independent judgment. This conclusion was based on the reasoning provided in the Regional Director's decision, which was incorporated by reference. The lack of independent judgment is a key element in determining whether an employee is a supervisor for the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act. Because the product managers' tasks were limited to discrete assignments without the exercise of independent judgment, they were not considered supervisors and were therefore included in the bargaining unit.

The denial of the employer's request for review means that the Regional Director's Decision and Direction of Election stands, paving the way for an election among the employees, including those in the product manager classifications.

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