NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2003 › Time elapsed for major case-processing stages and age of cases pending decision
| Stage | Median days |
|---|---|
| I. Unfair Labor Practice Cases: | |
| I.A. Major Stages Completed — | |
| I.A.1. Filing of charge to issuance of complaint | 90 |
| I.A.2. Complaint to close of hearing | 113 |
| I.A.3. Close of hearing to administrative law judge's decision | 82 |
| I.A.4. Receipt of briefs or submissions to issuance of administrative law judge's decision | 33 |
| I.A.5. Administrative law judge's decision to issuance of Board decision | 420 |
| I.A.6. Originating document to Board decision | 291 |
| I.A.7. Assignment to Board decision | 246 |
| I.A.8. Filing of charge to issuance of Board decision | 647 |
| I.B. Age of cases pending administrative law judge's decision, September 30, 2002 | |
| I.B.1. From filing of charge | 236 |
| I.B.2. From close of hearing | 67 |
| I.C. Age of cases pending Board decision, September 30, 2002 | |
| I.C.1. From filing of charge | 1,030 |
| I.C.2. From originating document | 455 |
| I.C.3. From assignment | 386 |
| II. Representation cases: | |
| II.A. Major stages completed — | |
| II.A.1. Filing of petition to notice of hearing issued | 1 |
| II.A.2. Notice of hearing to close of hearing | 13 |
| II.A.3. Close of hearing to Regional Director's decision issued | 22 |
| II.A.4. Close of pre-election hearing to Board's decision issued | 145 |
| II.A.5. Close of post-election hearing to Board's decision issued | 245 |
| II.A.6. Filing of petition to — | |
| II.A.6.a. Board decision issued | 265 |
| II.A.6.b. Regional Director's decision issued | 40 |
| II.A.7. Originating document to Board decision | 105 |
| II.A.8. Assignment to Board's decision | 93 |
| II.B. Age of cases pending Board decision, September 30, 2002 | |
| II.B.1. From filing of petition | 473 |
| II.B.2. From originating document | 319 |
| II.B.3. From assignment | 278 |
| II.C. Age of cases pending Regional Director's decision, September 30, 2002 | 155 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.