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NLRB Telegraphs Possible New Standard for Employee Email Use

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On Friday, September 30, 2022, the NLRB reversed its earlier stance that Chelsea Befort was lawfully terminated for violating T-Mobile’s electronic communications policy. Ms. Befort sent mass emails to all 595 Customer...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments For July 2021

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1. The Senate confirmed Jennifer Abruzzo to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel post and Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty as NLRB members. Approved on July 21 by a narrow 51-50 vote, with Vice President...more

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The Top 20 Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories Of 2020

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That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more

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The Top 5 (Non-COVID-19) Developments In Dealership Employment Law

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You have probably seen a lot of coronavirus news alerts lately, but as a car dealer, you already know that germs are not the only things that can cause headaches. Virus or no virus, the law is still going to change and...more

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June 2020: The Top 21 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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NLRB Upholds Ban On Use Of Company Email For Union Organizing

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The National Labor Relations Board took the opportunity last week to double down on its recent reversal of the Purple Communications doctrine, holding that T-Mobile USA did not violate federal labor law by implementing a rule...more

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The National Labor Relations Board 2019 Year End Review: An Overview of Major Developments in Labor Law

If 2018 was a year of elevator music at the National Labor Relations Board, 2019 was symphony of sound.  The Board’s initiatives were varied, high-profile and in the vast majority of cases, the developments were positives for...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Year 2020 Hindsight Reveals That The Current NLRB Has Overhauled Our National Labor Laws Since 2017

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Seyfarth Synopsis: It should be clear to all that the NLRB has taken significant steps to restore the law to a footing that more closely resembles the landscape that existed prior to the Obama Board. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - February 2020

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent NLRB activity, including its decision (overruling an Obama-era decision) regarding confidentiality rules for employees during ongoing workplace investigations. We also discuss...more

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The NLRB Returns to Pre-Obama-Era Board Standards in Two Significant Decisions

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On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued two significant decisions overruling Obama-era NLRB decisions. Both decisions were 3-1 with the three Republican appointees, Chairman Ring,...more

Locke Lord LLP

NLRB Reverses Course with Significant Rulings on Employee Email Use, Investigation Confidentiality, and Union Election Rules

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Many employers realize that the National Labor Relations Board’s (“Board”) priorities shift based on the President’s policy positions. The reason for this dynamic is that the President appoints the Board’s five members, and...more

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NLRB Overturns Obama-era Initiatives: A Round-Up of the December Decisions

December 2019 brought significant changes to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) case law and election procedures. The following highlights a few of those changes as we get into the new year and policy reviews get...more

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Top Five Labor Law Developments For December 2019

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1.The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced comprehensive changes to its election procedures, largely revamping the Obama-era “quickie” election rules. The new rules will slow down the election process greatly....more

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National Labor Relations Board Changes Course On Employee Email

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Employers who revised their electronic communication policies under the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) Purple Communications standard may want to head back to the drawing board (again) in the new year. In Caesars...more

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NLRB’s 2020 Vision is More Employer-Friendly

With the beginning of a new decade comes further evidence of the National Labor Relations Board’s resolve to roll back prohibitive rulings issued during the Obama era. On December 16, 2019, the NLRB issued two rulings which...more

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NLRB Holds Employers May Restrict Company Email Systems for Non-Work Related Reasons

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On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Caesars Entertainment holding that businesses may restrict employees from using a company’s internal email systems for union and...more

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NLRB Wraps up Blockbuster Year with a Bang

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a whirlwind series of rulings to cap off 2019. The NLRB typically issues many decisions near the end of a Board member's term, so this flurry comes as no surprise...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

National Labor Relations Board Reverses Two Key Obama-Era Precedents

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board continued its recent pattern of reversing controversial pro-employee decisions made when Democrats held a majority of board seats. These cases affect employer rules governing...more

Vedder Price

NLRB Okays Confidentiality Rules During Ongoing Investigations and Restrictions of Personal Use of Work Email

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In a flurry of year-end activity before losing its lone Democratic member, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently issued two decisions that allow employers to maintain greater confidentiality protections...more

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National Employment Perspective: Focus on the NLRB and Employee Communication

Recent Changes to NLRB Guidance Regarding Employers’ Policies Involving Employee Communication - Two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have significantly overturned earlier rulings regarding...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

National Labor Relations Board Expands Employers’ Rights to Enforce Workplace Rules

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In a pair of significant year-end rulings, the National Labor Relations Board overturned two Obama-era precedents that had restricted the ability of both unionized and non-unionized employers to limit the use of company email...more

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National Labor Relations Board Finishes 2019 with a Flurry of Significant Decisions

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In what is seemingly becoming an annual tradition, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board” or the “NLRB”) wrapped up the year with a number of significant pronouncements. Among these actions were rulings narrowing...more

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Two New NLRB Decisions Allow Employers to Limit Use of Its Email System and Preserve Confidentiality of Workplace Investigations

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Q: What is the current rule on whether an employee can use our company’s email system to distribute union material? Also, are we permitted to require employees to keep workplace investigations confidential without running...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Happy New Year, Employers! From Your Friends at the NLRB.

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In December, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a flurry of employer-friendly decisions. Management can toast the following end-of-year gifts and look forward to continuing success at the Board in the new year....more

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NLRB Issues Employer-Friendly Decisions Heading into the New Year

During the term of the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), we saw longstanding employer rules and policies upended. However, the current NLRB recently issued both a new rule and several decisions that revert back...more

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