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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

NLRB Handbook Rules Change Like the Wind Post-Boeing

Vedder Price on 7/10/2018

On June 6, 2018, the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“the NLRB” or “the Board”) published its most recent memo concerning employer handbook policies. The memo’s guidance reflects a stark...more

New NLRB Chair's Dissent May Point to Future Board Position on Challenges to Employee Handbook Policies

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/16/2017

Over the past several years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has repeatedly found that standard employee handbook provisions violate employees’ rights under Section 7 of the NLRA. These cases conclude that a variety...more

NLRB Says General Conflict of Interest Policies Violate Federal Labor Law

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/23/2016

Another week, another National Labor Relations Board decision concluding that a standard employee handbook policy violates employees’ rights to engage in protected concerted activity under Section 7 of the NLRA. This time,...more

Employment Law - October 2015 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/19/2015

Take the Cure: New California Law Permits Corrections of Wage Statement Violations - Why it matters: Employers may want to review their wage statements after Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that permits them...more

The NLRB Expands Its Reach in the Non-Union Workplace

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/21/2015

The National Labor Relations Board continues to infiltrate the workplace even where there are no unions. Standard workplace policies — including those relating to employee conduct, protecting intellectual property, use of...more

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