NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1999 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Total number of cases closed ……………………….......... | 29,741 | 100 | 22,966 | 100 | 5,848 | 100 | 570 | 100 | 168 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 49 | 100 | 80 | 100 | |
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| Agreement of the parties ……………………………......... | 9,020 | 30.3 | 100 | 7,804 | 34 | 965 | 16.5 | 199 | 34.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 38.8 | 26 | 32.5 |
| Informal settlement ……………………………...... | 8,982 | 30.2 | 99.6 | 7,781 | 33.9 | 963 | 16.5 | 186 | 32.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 38.8 | 26 | 32.5 |
| Before issuance of complaint ……………....... | 6,548 | 22 | 72.6 | 5,623 | 24.5 | 721 | 12.3 | 161 | 28.2 | 4 | 6.7 | 16 | 32.7 | 23 | 28.8 | ||
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing …………………………................. | 2,294 | 7.7 | 25.4 | 2,053 | 8.9 | 208 | 3.6 | 24 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 6.1 | 3 | 3.8 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision …........ | 140 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 105 | 0.5 | 34 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Formal settlement ……………………………......... | 38 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 23 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Before opening of hearing ………………........ | 33 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stipulated decision …………………....... | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Consent decree ………………………..... | 30 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| After hearing opened ……………………........ | 5 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Stipulated decision …………………....... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Consent decree ………………………..... | 5 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Compliance with ……………………………………........ | 622 | 2.1 | 100 | 575 | 2.5 | 39 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Administrative law judge's decision ……...….. | 20 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 17 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Board decision ………...…………………….... | 354 | 1.2 | 56.9 | 320 | 1.4 | 28 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed) ……….... | 204 | 0.7 | 32.8 | 190 | 0.8 | 12 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Contested……………………………..….. | 150 | 0.5 | 24.1 | 130 | 0.6 | 16 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.