Another battle is brewing over the NLRB. As USA Today reports, “A federal appeals court said Friday that President Obama overstepped his authority … Read more
2013 Legal Trends: Expect Federal Workplace Scrutiny to Increase
By Kristin R. Erenburg So, the good news is that, with the election over, we’ve gone back to regular TV programming without being bombarded with political … Read more
Will Your Social Media Policy Pass NLRB Scrutiny? 2 Tips That May Help
By Eric B. Meyer Notwithstanding three social media advice memoranda, and another ruling from the National Labor Relations Board slamming Costco’s … Read more
NLRB Wades Into Debate Over “At-Will” Employment Disclaimers – Again
By Eric B. Meyer Just Google it. The National Labor Relations Board has been drawing a lot of attention for its heightened scrutiny of at-will employment … Read more
NLRB Backs an Employer in Its First Facebook-Firing Decision
By Eric B. Meyer Look out for that flying pig! No, it’s true. The National Labor Relations Board actually sided with an employer on a social-media … Read more
NLRB’s First Social Media Ruling Slams Costco’s Policy, OKs Defamation
By Eric B. Meyer It’s been a while since I’ve addressed social media policies and the National Labor Relations Act on this blog. Longer than … Read more
Workplace Investigations: Here’s Why Keeping Them Secret May be Unlawful
Do you tell employees to refrain from discussing internal investigations? You might be violating the law, according to both the EEOC and the NLRB. The … Read more
NLRB’s Ruling Undercuts Integrity of HR’s Workplace Investigations
By Eric B. Meyer HR heads are still spinning as they try to digest what the National Labor Relations Board has tried to accomplish this year. The … Read more
Political Speech in the Workplace: Employers Beware
By D. Albert Brannen With a presidential election on the horizon, everyone seems to have strong opinions about the candidates and issues. Inevitably, these … Read more
Is It Time We Finally Part Ways With the National Labor Relations Act?
By Michael J. Lotito and Sara B. Kalis Some 77 years after the National Labor Relations Act was first enacted, it may be time to question the wisdom of … Read more