The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The purpose of the Act is “to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, … Read more
If you have employees, you’re subject to an array of laws governing the workplace. Going from zero to even just one employee is a huge step. After that, the more employees you have, the more laws apply. And more employees and laws bring along increased risks of noncompliance. To tackle these issues, companies would ideally … Read more
On June 6, 2018, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a guidance memorandum regarding employee handbooks and other work rules. The memo applies a December 2017 NLRB case decision that permitted employers greater flexibility in drafting meaningful workplace policies. If challenged under the National Labor Relations Act, rules will now fall … Read more