NLRB challenges California’s push to control private sector labor rules

On October 15, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint in federal court against the State of California and its Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), challenging Assembly Bill 288. The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 30, 2025, amends the California Labor Code to allow PERB to regulate private sector labor relations if certain federal protections under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) are repealed, narrowed, or their enforcement is enjoined in a case involving a specific worker.