Lionbridge Technologies

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Apr 13, 2018

19-CA-189868 (N.L.R.B. Apr. 13, 2018)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES
and Cases 19-CA-189868
19-CA-189895
TEMPORARY WORKERS OF AMERICA
ORDER1
The petition to revoke subpoena duces tecum B-1-WESF89, filed by Lionbridge
Technologies, is denied.2 The subpoena seeks information relevant to the matter under
investigation and describes with sufficient particularity the evidence sought, as required
by Section 11(1) of the Act and Section 102.31(b) of the Board’s Rules and
Regulations.3 Further, the Petitioner has failed to establish any other legal basis for
revoking the subpoena. See generally NLRB v. North Bay Plumbing, Inc., 102 F.3d
1005 (9th Cir. 1996); NLRB v. Carolina Food Processors, Inc., 81 F.3d 507 (4th Cir.
1996).
Dated, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2018
MARVIN E. KAPLAN, CHAIRMAN
MARK GASTON PEARCE MEMBER
LAUREN McFERRAN, MEMBER

1 The National Labor Relations Board has delegated its authority in this proceeding to a
three-member panel.
2 In denying the petition, we consider the subpoena as clarified by the Region’s
opposition, which states that pars. 5-16 only seek documents to or from employees
working on Microsoft Corporation’s App & Catalogue Operations (ACO) project or
related to the ACO project.
3 With respect to the Petitioner’s alternative request to amend the existing protective
order between the General Counsel and the Petitioner, we find that the Petitioner has
failed to establish that the procedure set forth in that protective order is not sufficient to
address its concerns. However, if its concerns can be substantiated, the Petitioner may
seek an additional confidentiality agreement from the Region.