Spielberg Doctrine

noun

Spiel·​berg Doctrine

ˈspēl-ˌbərg-

: a doctrine in labor law: the National Labor Relations Board will defer to an arbitrator's decision regarding a contract dispute if the arbitrator's decision was not repugnant to the National Labor Relations Act, the arbitration proceedings provided a hearing as fair as would have been provided before the NLRB, and the contract required binding arbitration compare collyer doctrine

Word History

Etymology

after the Spielberg Manufacturing Company, subject of an unfair labor practice complaint that prompted the formation of the doctrine