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Lathrop GPM

Handbooks and Policies - Time to Revise Them After NLRB Ruling, or Another Pendulum Swing?

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The answer after the Stericycle ruling is likely “both.”  As the composition of the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) changes, the roller coaster continues, making it difficult for businesses – whether private,...more

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NLRB Sets New Standard for Evaluating Workplace Rules

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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023), which creates a new standard for evaluating whether a company's workplace rules violate the National...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Employer Work Rules Need Review Due To NLRB Strict New Standard

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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc., in which it articulated its new standard for evaluating whether employer work rules are impermissible under the National...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Reversing an Earlier Decision, the NLRB Insinuates Itself Further Into the Non-Union Workplace

In Stericyle, Inc., issued on August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) discarded an earlier decision and established a new test for determining whether an employer’s work rule constitutes an unfair labor...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

NLRB’s New Work Rules Standard Skews in Favor of Employees and Unions

On Aug. 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) set a new standard to evaluate facially neutral work rules in union and nonunionized workplaces when it issued a much-anticipated decision in Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No....more

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Employers, Check Your Handbooks: New NLRB General Counsel Sets Course

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On August 12, 2021 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Abruzzo published her first memo setting forth the NLRB’s priorities. The memo identifies recent cases where the Board overruled past legal precedent in...more

Epstein Becker & Green

NLRB Solidifies Boeing and Provides Guidance on Employer Workplace Rules

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As discussed in previous blog posts and articles, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in Boeing Co., overruled past precedent that had resulted in the invalidation of “commonsense [workplace] rules and requirements...more

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What’s the Deal with Employee Handbook Rules?

Recent cases and guidance from the National Labor Relations Board signal a shift in the standards for determining the legality of employer work rules. In this episode, Ruthie Goodboe from our Pittsburgh and Detroit (Metro)...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Witness Statements No Longer Exempt from Production to Union

Employers who obtain witness statements in anticipation of litigation or grievances often contend the statements are exempt from the duty to provide information to the union, relying on the NLRB's 1978 decision in...more

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