The National Labor Relations Board continues to infiltrate the workplace even where there are no unions. Standard workplace policies — including those relating to employee conduct, protecting intellectual property, use of...more
8/21/2015
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Code of Conduct ,
Confidential Information ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Employment Policies ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Joint Employers ,
Mobile Devices ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Social Media ,
Unions
The National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-2 decision, has held that employee use of email for activities directed to terms and conditions of employment must presumptively be permitted by employers who have given employees...more
Recently, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Quicken Loans, Inc., which found confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions to be unlawful under the...more
2/5/2013
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Confidential Information ,
Disparagement ,
Employment Contract ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quicken Loans ,
Section 7 ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Unions
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that it is a violation of federal labor law to require employees to sign arbitration agreements that prevent them from joining together to pursue employment-related legal claims in...more