NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.

NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 21, 2001
Decided May 29, 2001
Full case nameNational Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
Citations532 U.S. 706 (more)
121 S. Ct. 1861; 149 L. Ed. 2d 939
Case history
PriorKy. River Cmty. Care, Inc. v. NLRB, 193 F.3d 444 (6th Cir. 1999); cert. granted, 530 U.S. 1304 (2000).
Holding
1. Respondent carries the burden of proving the nurses' supervisory status in the representation hearing and unfair labor practice proceeding 2. The Board's test for determining supervisory status was inconsistent with the Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by unanimous (part II); Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas (parts I and III)
Concur/dissentStevens, joined by Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Laws applied
National Labor Relations Act of 1935

NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., 532 U.S. 706 (2001), is a US labor law case, concerning the scope of labor rights in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., 532 U.S. 706 (2001).