On January 22, 2020, I presented a complimentary webinar called “NLRB 2020: Updates for All Private Sector Employers”. For those who couldn’t attend the live webinar, we’re happy to make it available for you to watch at your convenience.
In the webinar, we discuss:
- Employee Policies
- Email Use
- Investigatory Confidentiality
- Representation Election Rule Changes
- Union Issues
The National Labor Relations Board has a significant impact on private companies throughout the United States. The NLRB not only oversees union elections and management-labor relations, but also enforces employee rights to engage in concerted activities for their mutual aid and protection. Recently, the Board has taken many steps to reverse pro-labor rulings under the prior administration in Washington. We summarize many of those in this webinar.
Why You Should Watch “NLRB 2020”
Whether you currently have unionized employees or not, recent NLRB actions could affect your company. Fortunately, it’s mostly good news for employers.
After several years of restrictive enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act, the NLRB is now reiterating private companies’ rights to run their business. While employees still enjoy many protections, employers have more leeway in several areas that would have been problematic before.
If you are concerned about potential organizing activity, be sure to learn about the new NLRB election rules. These will favor employers compared to the current rules. But the procedures don’t change until April 2020, leaving open the possibility that unions will hurry to pursue organizing campaigns and elections before then.
Plus, if you already have unionized employees, there are also updates that affect you more directly. Recent NLRB decisions restore earlier longstanding views on deferral to arbitration awards, dues checkoff, and union insignias.
We also comment on the current composition of the NLRB Board and how it could change, along with what that could mean for employers.
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