NLRB, Employee Handbooks, New Guidance

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/11/2023

The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

NLRB Memo Refines Position on Employer Social Media Policies

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/2/2019

On the heels of its 2018 Boeing decision, the National Labor Relations Board continues to provide employers with guidance regarding acceptable and unacceptable restrictions on employee social media use. In a September 12...more

New NLRB Advice Memo Clarifies Social Media Policy Rules

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/4/2019

The National Labor Relations Board continues to provide guidance with respect to employers’ attempts to regulate employee social media behavior. In its Boeing Co. decision, the board made it significantly more difficult for...more

Fresh NLRB Guidance Eases Workplace Policy Restrictions

Poyner Spruill LLP on 6/21/2018

Over the past several years, we have written about National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decisions invalidating various policies in employee handbooks, even though the employers in those situations did not have unionized...more

NLRB Provides Employers With Guidance on Acceptable Handbook Policies

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/20/2018

Over the past decade, employers have expressed frustration over the National Labor Relations Board’s increasing scrutiny over what were considered to be standard employee handbook policies. In various board cases, it has...more

NLRB GC Memo Provides Updated Guidance on Common Employer Work Rules In Light of Boeing

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/13/2018

On June 6, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel (GC) issued a new guidance memorandum (GC Memo 18-04) that contains updated guidance on how the regional offices should be reviewing and...more

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 3 Trademarks and Logos, Photography and Workplace Recording, Leaving Work,...

McGuireWoods LLP on 4/15/2015

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks....more

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 2 Conduct Toward Coworkers and Third Parties

McGuireWoods LLP on 4/7/2015

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

A Must Read: NLRB General Counsel Issues Helpful Guidance on Employee Handbook Policies and Rules

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/6/2015

Over the past several months, we have alerted you to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent trend of scrutinizing employers’ handbook policies and finding many common policies unlawful. ...more

NLRB Guidance Further Defines Permissive Employer Handbook Rules

Genova Burns LLC on 4/3/2015

The NLRB’s General Counsel recently issued a report further defining the limitations on an employer’s ability to enact workplace rules which tend to interfere with an employee’s Section 7 rights under the National Labor...more

"Guidance" That Does Not Guide: NLRB General Counsel Issues Interpretations of Common Employee Handbook Policies

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/1/2015

We have not exactly been shy in expressing concern regarding many of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent actions, nor hesitant to opine that its actions appear purposefully designed to advantage unions and...more

NLRB Issues Guidance on Employee Handbooks

Cole Schotz on 4/1/2015

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has recently been aggressive in its enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and, in particular, Section 7 of the NLRA, which protects employees’ rights to form or...more

NLRB’s Do’s and Don’ts of Employer Handbooks: Part 1

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/31/2015

On March 18, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released a 30-page memorandum providing guidance on employer rules and handbooks. The memorandum further solidified the NLRB’s...more

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum Providing Justification for Employer Rule Decisions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/30/2015

Over the past several years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has aggressively redefined the landscape for employer rules contained in employee handbooks, employee policies, and/or employment agreements....more

NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance Memorandum on Employee Handbook Rules

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 3/30/2015

The General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently published a guidance memorandum that provides specific examples of lawful and unlawful employee handbook rules in the areas of confidentiality,...more

Are You Breaking The Rules? NLRB General Counsel Issues Extensive Report On Employer Rules and Handbooks

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 3/27/2015

On March 18, 2015, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a report (General Counsel Memorandum GC 15-04) summarizing recent NLRB enforcement action regarding many common employment policies....more

NLRB General Counsel Offers Glimpse Into the Board’s Approach to Employee Handbooks

Cozen O'Connor on 3/27/2015

In a move that should remind all employers (whether unionized or non-unionized) to regularly review their employee handbooks, Richard F. Griffin, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (Board or NLRB),...more

NLRB Offers Guidance on Employer Handbook Policies

Franczek P.C. on 3/24/2015

Over the past several years, employers have struggled to reconcile handbook and other personnel policies with decisions of the National Labor Relations Board. Drawing lines more nice than obvious, the NLRB has invalidated...more

Employee Handbooks Should Be Reviewed in Light of NLRB Report

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 3/24/2015

Your employee handbook may be unlawful. That’s the takeaway from a 30-page report issued by the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of the General Counsel on March 18, 2015....more

Employee Handbooks Should Be Reviewed in Light of NLRB Report

Akerman LLP on 3/24/2015

Your employee handbook may be unlawful. That’s the takeaway from a 30-page report issued by the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of the General Counsel on March 18, 2015....more

National Labor Relations Board Issues Guidance on Employee Handbook Provisions

Blank Rome LLP on 3/23/2015

Action Item: Recent guidance provided by the National Labor Relations Board is a valuable reminder that employers should carefully review their employee handbooks and other policies to ensure compliance with the National...more

NLRB GC Release Report Offering Employers Guidance on Handbook Policies

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/23/2015

The National Labor Relations Board’s Office of General Counsel recently released a Report of the General Counsel Concerning Employer Rules, which is apparently designed to offer guidance to employers regarding workplace...more

NLRB General Counsel Offers Guidance on Handbook Policies

Miller Canfield on 3/23/2015

A recent report from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) offers a glimpse into the Board’s current direction on the topic of employee handbook policy compliance with Section...more

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