At-Will Employment, Protected Concerted Activity

The Board Plays On: The NLRB Clarifies Its Position on At-Will Disclaimers

by Alyesha Asghar Dotson | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/21/2013

In 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) set the business community atwitter when an administrative law judge in American Red Cross decided that an at-will disclaimer in an employee handbook violated the National...more

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

by Bruce Bagley, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2013

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of hindsight,...more

NLRB eyes non union workplaces

by Eli Kantor on 11/12/2012

My article entitled "NLRB eyes non union workplaces" discusses the NLRB's recent intrusion into non union workplaces. The NLRB is already limiting what employers can say in their social media policies. Now it is attempting to...more

NLRB Provides New Guidance on At-Will Employment Provisions

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 11/12/2012

On October 31, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel issued two advice memoranda addressing at-will provisions in employee handbooks. In both cases, the NLRB concluded that the...more

NLRB Cases Impact At-Will Employment Agreements

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 11/5/2012

Most employment agreements in California are for at-will employment. This means that the employer can terminate the employee at any time, with or without cause, so long as termination is not for a reason otherwise unlawful...more

NLRB Division, Some “At-Will” Clauses Ok

by Proskauer - Labor Relations on 11/2/2012

The Board’s excruciatingly close scrutiny of employer policies continues as the agency looks for opportunities to expand its juridiction by rooting out all evil lurking in handbooks and other written employment policies....more

The "I"s Have It: NLRB Says Don’t Shred Those At-Will Disclaimers Just Yet

by Jon Hyman on 11/1/2012

The NLRB Office of General Counsel issues refreshing (surprising? relieving?) advice memoranda backing off the position that any at-will disclaimer violates the NLRA, and stating that it is willing to evaluate each on a...more

NLRB Takes on At-Will Employment

by FordHarrison on 10/19/2012

Executive Summary: During the past year, the National Labor Relations Board has begun chipping away at the employment at-will doctrine. Based on the activities of one of its regional offices, the Board appears intent on...more

Social Media Policies in the NLRB's Crosshairs

by Littler on 10/10/2012

Between the summer of 2011 and the spring of 2012, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Lafe Solomon, published three Advice Memos that expressed his views on the application of the...more

NLRB Tries to Lift Cone of Silence

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/20/2012

Recent editions of Foley’s Legal News: Employment Law Update have explained that all employers — even those without a unionized workforce — must take care to avoid unwittingly being subject to unfair labor practice charges...more

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