In an order issued today, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted a temporary injunction, barring the NLRB from enforcing its posting rule, at least while the appeal before that Court is pending.

We reported yesterday about the decision by a federal District Court in South Carolina invalidating the NLRB posting rule. As we noted, that decision is in contrast with an earlier decision by a federal District Court for the District of Columbia upholding the NLRB’s right to impose the rule. The D.C. District Court decision is currently on appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which issued the injunction order today. The Court set a briefing schedule for hearing the appeal and directed that oral arguments be set for some time in September. That means the temporary injunction will stay in place at least until sometime this fall.

So, if you are keeping score: the NLRB’s rule requiring posting was to take effect on April 30. Both cases filed in federal court challenging the rule have gone against the NLRB, at least for now. The dust will not have settled completely until these cases are decided on appeal. In fact, if there are conflicting decisions in the Courts of Appeal, the issue could reach the U.S. Supreme Court. But at least for now, employers will not be required to post the NLRB employee rights notice on April 30.