Document: 439 U.S. 9 99 S.Ct. 299 58 L.Ed.2d 202 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARDv.BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER No. 78-80 Supreme Court of the United States October 30, 1978 On petition for writ certiorari to Appeals District Columbia Circuit. Oct. 1978. PER CURIAM. 1 Upon a complaint issued by National Labor Relations Board and on basis substantial record evidence before Hearing Examiner, held that respondent's no-solicitation rule with respect corridors cafeteria respondent hospital was overly broad an unfair labor practice in violation § 8(a)(1) Act, 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(1). 2 The Circuit refused enforce Board's order. U.S.App.D.C., 578 F.2d 351 (1978). In reaching this conclusion, dealt separately, assigning different reasons its holding each. As corridors, court simply concluded there no supporting conclusion were not entitled same protection accorded other areas devoted essentially patient care. 3 court's based, however, legal judgment valid distinction can be made between cafeterias restaurants operate independently or department stores. latter type cases, uniformly has presumption favor right solicit nonwork time areas, established Republic Aviation Corp. v. NLRB, 324 793, 65 982, 89 L.Ed. 1372 (1945), is inapplicable.* therefore applied general applicable commercial cafeteria. 4 Beth Israel Hospital 437 483, 98 2463, 57 370 (1978), did apply maintained operated primarily employees rarely used patients their families. serving patients' rooms, operating treatment families neither involved nor considered Israel. 5 Court's decision relevant issue case, we grant certiorari, vacate judgment, remand case reconsideration light only issue. Insofar as seeks review corridor issue, denied. 6 Mr. Justice BRENNAN, whom WHITE MARSHALL, join, dissenting part. 7 I dissent from limit 8 NLRB sought enforcement order rescinding operation Baylor's inter alia, hospital's corridors. rested St. John's School Nursing, Inc., 222 N.L.R.B. 1150 (1976), disapproving "the prohibition [of solicitation] than immediate patient-care . absent showing disruption care would necessarily result if solicitation distribution permitted those areas," 495, 2471, refusing enforcement, determined inconsistent congressional intent minimize hospitals, because matters also acting outside area expertise, "entitled little deference traditionally actions," U.S.App.D.C. ---, ----, 351, 353 These bases determination validity rules, which then specific problems are precisely supra, rejected erroneous. accept petitioner's claim opinion constituted impermissible construction NLRB's policies health-care industry 1974 amendments. Instead, 10 approach requiring facilities permit employee during nonworking where facility justified prohibitions necessary avoid operations disturbance patients, consistent Act." U.S., at 507, S.Ct., 2477. 11 did, course, recognize special considerations appropriate disputes settings, reminded it bears 12 " 'a heavy continuing responsibility concerning organizational activities various parts hospitals. Hospitals carry public function utmost seriousness importance. They give rise unique do industrial settings more familiar. should stand ready revise rulings future experience demonstrates well-being fact jeopardized.' Id., 508, 2477, quoting Hospital, 554 477, 481 (C.A.1 1977). 13 Nonetheless, reaffirmed oft-expressed view striking balance conflicting interests employers Congress committed Board, subject limited judicial review, Truck Drivers, 87, 96, 77 643, 676 (1957), relations decisions traditional deference. 500-501, 2473-2474. 14 While true facts cafeteria, nowhere hint analysis within cafeteria's four walls.* Indeed, after approving principle hospitals justify solicitation, very next sentence stated "with tothe application appropriately sensitive importance interest ." 2477 (emphasis added). Israel, then, clearly import, over rules inhibiting wherever hospital. 15 I, intimate upon merits It may well patients. our role, insure proper standard facts. For reason, follow usual granting petition, vacating remanding without limitation 16 Opinion remand, 193 136, 593 1290. * present had all deemed "strictly [to] care," accord (1976). throughout noncare areas. There one element identified majority issue—the validly distinguish independent restaurants. But Appeals' runs afoul additional aspect hardly makes shortcomings, equally both disputed building, irrelevant.

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