By Amber Rogers and Gary Enis (May 1, 2019, 3:56 PM EDT) -- Businesses seeking to grow their operations through the acquisition of other companies often approach potential target companies with unionized workforces with immense skepticism and extreme caution, assuming the acquisition of a company with a union will create a compliance nightmare. Far too often, companies fear wading into the murky waters of the often confusing — and ever-changing — laws, rules and regulations that govern an employer's interactions and obligations with a unionized workforce. However, a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board should reduce at least some of the anxiety that may arise when a company has its eyes on a potential target company with a union....