On August 25, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule"), which requires employers to inform employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). This Final Rule was designed to close a so-called “knowledge gap” in the workforce. The Final Rule contains minor changes from the Board’s Proposed Rule on this topic.

Click here (see article below) to view our previous Alert regarding the Proposed Rule, "Ready or not, here they come - NLRB issues new Proposed Rule to revamp the union election process." The Final Rule is expected to take effect on November 14, 2011.