Workplace Rules

New and Updated

• Type:

  How To

  How to Monitor Employee Telephone Use

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

• Date:

  September 21, 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Q&A: How Employers Can Navigate the NLRB's Stericycle Decision

  On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in Stericycle Inc., marking a dramatic shift in the legal landscape for employers. In this article, employment law attorney David Phippen answers questions on what Stericycle Inc. means for employers and practical steps they can take under the new standard.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Lawfully and Legally Search Employees

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

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  Letters and Forms

  Employee Handbook Acknowledgement and Consent Form

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Disclaimer Form

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act Takes Effect

• Type:

  How To

  How to Have Difficult Workplace Conversations

  This How To outlines practical steps for HR professionals, managers and others to take when tackling difficult discussions with employees.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Standards of Conduct Handbook Statement

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling and to account for remote work environments.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Leave for State Board or Commission Service Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Oregon employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of time off to serve as an appointed member of a state board or commission and to show their compliance with Oregon's state board or commission leave law.

• Date:

  September 8, 2023

  Type:

  Benchmarking and Surveys

  Employee Handbooks 2023: Survey Report

  In this report, we examine practices for the creation and maintenance of employee handbooks. We explore the challenges employers face in this process.