C.F.R. » Title 29 » CHAPTER I—NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD › PART 102—RULES AND REGULATIONS, SERIES 8 › Subpart C—Procedure Under Section 10(A) to (I) of the Act for the Prevention of Unfair Labor Practices

29 C.F.R. § 102.15

When and by whom issued; contents; service

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After a charge has been filed, if it appears to the Regional Director that formal proceedings may be instituted, the Director will issue and serve on all parties a formal complaint in the Board's name stating the alleged unfair labor practices and containing a Notice of Hearing before an Administrative Law Judge at a fixed place and at a time not less than 14 days after the service of the complaint. The complaint will contain:

(a) A clear and concise statement of the facts upon which the Board asserts jurisdiction, and

(b) A clear and concise description of the acts which are claimed to constitute unfair labor practices, including, where known, the approximate dates and places of such acts and the names of Respondent's agents or other representatives who committed the acts.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 58 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: Boch Imports, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
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Boch Imports, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board (2016) ca1 · cites it 2× “§ 160(b); 29 C.F.R. § 102.15 . The Board's complaint alleged that certain portions of the policies in Boch's 2010 employee handbook violated Section 8(a)(1) of the NLRA.”
BP America Production Co. Ex Rel. Amoco Production Co. v. Burton (2006) scotus “§ 45 (b) (requiring the Federal Trade Commission to serve a “complaint” on a party suspected of engaging in an unfair method of competition); 29 CFR § 102.15 (2006) (a “complaint” initiates unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board).”
Soule Glass and Glazing Co. v. National Labor Relations Board (1981) ca1 “” The NLRB’s own rule, 29 C.F.R. § 102.15 , requires that “[t]he complaint shall contain .”
National Labor Relations Board v. G&t Terminal Packaging Co., Inc., Mr. Sprout, Inc., Chain Trucking, Inc., Tray Wrap, I (2001) ca2 “We noted above, see ante at note 4, that Strumpf was respondent's sole witness with respect to a critical issue on appeal — namely, the dispute over what happened at the June 10, 1994 meeting.”
United Natural Foods v. NLRB (2023) ca5 · cites it 2× “” 29 C.F.R. § 102.15 . In this case, the relevant regional director was Ronald K.”
Conair Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board, Local 222, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Afl-Cio, (1983) cadc “See 29 C.F.R. §§ 102.15 , 102.74 (1983). If the Regional Director declines to file a complaint, the charging party may appeal this decision to the General Counsel.”
National Labor Relations Board v. Blake Construction Co., Inc., and Its Alter Ego, M & S Building Supplies, Inc. (1981) cadc “29 C.F.R. § 102.15 . 25 . See also NLRB v.”
Christine Kelley v. National Labor Relations Board (1996) ca1 “First,' despite appellant’s assertions to the contrary, it is not settled that charge filing and service may be accomplished by two different documents containing similar information.”
Boyle's Famous Corned Beef Company v. National Labor Relations Board (1968) ca8 · cites it 2× “The Board’s own rule, 29 C.F.R. § 102.15 provides: “The complaint shall contain * * * a clear and concise description of the acts which are claimed to constitute unfair labor practices, including, where known, the approximate dates and places of such acts and the names of…”
Clark & Wilkins Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Shopmen's Local Union No. 455, Intervenors (1989) cadc · cites it 2× “29 C.F.R. § 102.15 requires a union to name in its complaint only those agents “by whom” a party is alleged to have committed unfair labor practices.”
National Labor Relations Board v. Sunnyland Packing Company (1977) ca5 “The complaint serves two purposes: to present a clear and concise statement of the facts upon which jurisdiction by the Board is predicated and to indicate clearly and concisely the acts which are claimed to constitute unfair labor practices.”
National Labor Relations Board v. Majestic Weaving Co., Inc., Local 815, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Interve (1966) ca2 “15, 29 C.F.R. § 102.15 (1965), require a complaint to contain “a clear and concise description of the acts which are claimed to constitute unfair labor practices, including, where known, the approximate dates and places of such acts and the names of respondent’s agents or other…”
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