United States DC Circuit

Where a purchasing entity seeks a "seamless transition," hires twelve of the acquisition's seventeen employees, and continues doing business without any hiatus, the entity is a successive employer bound by the terms of the predecessor's collective bargaining agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2001
• Published 10/16/2001

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, RANDOLPH, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harry J. Secaras argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs was Howard L. Bernstein.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven B. Goldstein, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Arthur F. Rosenfeld, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Julie B. Broido, Senior Attorney.  Howard E. Perlstein, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, entered an appearance.