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Can I Tell my Employee to Please Shut Up?

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Sometimes the school teacher refrains, “everyone be quiet” or “back to your corners” can feel like an excellent tool for managing employees. However, there are some pitfalls to be aware of when you ask your employees to avoid...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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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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NLRB Reverses Itself on Two Obama-Era Pro-Employee Decisions

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Closing out 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued two final opinions that will reverse employee-friendly decisions. The two opinions - Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store (Apogee) and...more

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NLRB Upholds Legality of Facially-Neutral Rules Requiring Confidentiality During Investigations

Continuing its string of decisions reversing positions taken by the Obama Board, the National Labor Relations Board decided Apogee Retail LLC, No. 27-CA-191574 on December 16, 2019. Apogee Retail applied the approach...more

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Can Employers get a Grip on Griping? Not all Gripes are Created Equal…

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Negative employee attitudes, chronic complaining, insubordination and gossiping are bad for the workplace.  They can impact employee morale and productivity, and if spread outside of the organization, reflect very poorly on...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms NLRB in Upholding Discharge of Fast and Furious Employee for Highway Misconduct

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In Local 702, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO v. National Labor Relations Board and Consolidated Communications, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently upheld the termination of a...more

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Will the NLRB Let Employers Go Back To Conducting Confidential Investigations In The Workplace?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memo containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated developments...more

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A New Era For Labor Relations? Lawyers Predict Fate Of Top 10 Key Issues

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Among the most crucial federal agencies undergoing a transformation under the new presidential administration is the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). During the eight years of the Obama administration, with the Board...more

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March Vastness: Blanket Policies on Employee Salary and Discipline Disclosures Unlawful Says D.C. Circuit Court

This past week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision addressing two on-the-bubble workplace confidentiality policies – one which made the cut, while the other one made its way over to the legal...more

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Think you can keep your internal investigations confidential? Think again.

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Many employers have rules or policies directing employees who are involved in a workplace investigation to keep their conversations with investigators confidential and to refrain from discussing the matter with colleagues...more

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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals May Limit the Board’s Standard for Evaluating Employers’ Confidentiality Policies

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In Hyundai Am. Shipping v NLRB, No. 11-1351 (Nov. 6, 2015), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently enforced a Board order with respect to a work rule that prohibited employees from discussing matters under investigation...more

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Is the NLRB Outlawing Confidentiality Policies?

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The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) recently issued its decision in The Boeing Company case. The Board found that Boeing’s confidentiality policy regarding internal investigations violated the National Labor...more

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NLRB Says Employers Cannot Ask Employees Not to Discuss Internal Investigation

When conducting an internal investigation involving possible disciplinary violations, employers often ask participants in the investigation to maintain its confidentiality pending completion. Last month, the National Labor...more

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The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

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...more

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NLRB Focuses On Employers’ Internal Investigations

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Originally published in the November 2012 Issue of The HR Specialist. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency charged with enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), has increased its...more

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NLRB Ruling Condemns Blanket Confidentiality Policies During Internal Investigations

In Banner Health System d/b/a Banner Estrella Medical Center, 358 N.L.R.B. No. 93 (2012), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that an employer’s maintenance and application of a general confidentiality rule...more

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Employer's Routine Requests to Employees to Keep Internal Investigation Matters Confidential Found Unlawful by NLRB

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On July 30, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a non-union employer’s practice of routinely advising its employees not to discuss ongoing internal investigation matters with their coworkers violated...more

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Did You Know…Blanket Confidentiality Requirements Regarding Employment-Related Investigations Violate Section 7 of the NLRA

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As part of its current campaign to take more aggressive positions regarding policies applicable to nonunion workers, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that a human resources consultant’s routine practice of...more

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Mum's Not Necessarily the Word: NLRB Complicates Employers' Internal Investigations

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In a ruling that affects both union and non-union employers, the National Labor Relations Board held that an employer must establish a specific legitimate business justification for requiring employees to maintain...more

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