Many employers have “no solicitation” policies for the workplace, prohibiting employees from soliciting for causes of any kind at work. These policies can be tricky to enforce when union solicitation is at issue....more
On May 29, 2020, the NLRB issued an important opinion overruling two decisions in order to define the term “solicitation” in a manner consistent with prior Board decisions and the dictionary definition of the term. Wynn Las...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (the “court”) (ConAgra Foods, Inc. v. NLRB, 813 F.3d 1079 (8th Cir. 2016)) recently overturned a decision of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) which had...more
Last Friday, a three-judge panel for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in ConAgra Foods v. NLRB, case number 14-3771 (decision), that ConAgra Foods Inc. did not violate federal labor law when it disciplined a worker...more
The National Labor Relations Act’s limitations on employer no-solicitation/no-distribution policies have been established for decades, right? Most labor relations practitioners and Human Resources specialists are familiar...more