Social activism pervades our daily lives more today than it has at any time in the last fifty years. With the broadcasting capabilities afforded by social media platforms, many people voice their viewpoints through Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, TikTok and Facebook. Others are out in the…
As readers of this blog know, over the last year the NLRB has issued a number of decisions unfavorable to non-unionized employers, including decisions relating to at-will employment policies, social media policies and related terminations, and arbitration policies. Some of these decisions were made by an…
The NLRB was busy in December issuing more decisions that are noteworthy and concerning for unionized and non-unionized employers alike. First, the NLRB issued a new decision (Supply Technologies, LLC, 359 NLRB No. 58) finding that a non-union employer’s policy requiring arbitration of employment…
In the past 60 days, the NLRB has issued two decisions further striking down various employer policies and practices as violating Section 7 of the NLRA. In the first case, Banner Health Systems (July 30, 2012), the NLRB held that an employer’s practice of urging employees not to discuss an ongoing…
The increasingly activist NLRB furthered its efforts today by launching a new webpage describing, with examples, the meaning of "protected concerted activity." According to the NLRB press release, the webpage "describes the rights of employees to act together for their mutual aid and…
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