Mealey's (January 11, 2018, 10:48 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-2 decision issued Dec. 11, held that administrative law judges (ALJs) can accept a respondent’s proposed settlement terms over objections by the general counsel and charging party as long as the settlement terms are reasonable under the standard established in Independent Stave, 287 NLRB 740 (1987) (UPMC, et al. and SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania CTW, CLC, Nos. 06-CA-102465, 06-CA-102494, 06-CA-102516, 06-CA-102518, 06-CA-102525, 06-CA-102534, 06-CA-102540, 06-CA-102542, 06-CA-102544, 06-CA-102555, 06-CA-102559, 06-CA-104090, 06-CA-104104, 06-CA-106636, 06-CA-107127, 06-CA-107431, 06-CA-107532, 06-CA-107896, 06-CA-108547, 06-CA-111578, and 06-CA-115826, NLRB)....