The Acting General Counsel of the NLRB has issued today an “updated” report on social media cases. As we have reported frequently here, the NLRB has taken action against employers who clamp down on employee use of social media that may implicate the National Labor Relations Act. At times
May 2012
Federal Court Invalidates Ambush Election Rules, Dealing NLRB Yet Another Setback
By Mark Theodore on
The NLRB’s agenda for bringing about massive change despite severe opposition continues to be stalled by legal challenges. Last month, the Board’s employee rights poster notice rule was invalidated. Now, a month later, a federal judge in the District of Columbia has ruled that the ambush election rules, which…
NLRB: Maliciously False Statements By Employee To Third Party Not Protected
By Mark Theodore on
A problem that has vexed employers since the inception of the NLRA is the exact contours of employee free speech under the Act. We know that employees are given a great deal of latitude to express discontent, even to the point where they can wear t-shirts identifying themselves as prisoners…