NLRB General Counsel Shines Guideline Light On Employer Work Rules

In an effort to "help employers to review their handbooks and other rules, and conform them if necessary, to ensure that they are lawful," the NLRB general counsel recently issued a 30-page memorandum setting forth guidance on employers' internal personnel policies to ensure compliance with the NLRA. The report is relevant to nearly all private employers, regardless of whether they have union-represented employees.

20 minute read September 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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Thomas G. Servodidio and Adam Keating
NLRB General Counsel Shines Guideline Light On Employer Work Rules

In an effort to “help employers to review their handbooks and other rules, and conform them if necessary, to ensure that they are lawful,” the National Labor Relations Board's (the Board) general counsel recently issued a 30-page memorandum setting forth guidance on employers' internal personnel policies to ensure compliance with the National Labor Relations Act (the Act).

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