National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

New and Updated

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Social Media Handbook Statement

  Updated statement to enhance content and clarify scope of the policy; and updated guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board's Stericycle ruling. 

• Date:

  November 14, 2023

  Type:

  News

  Guidance Memo Shows Plan for NLRB Action Favoring Union Recognition

  Employers that are confronted with a union demand for recognition should expect a process weighted much more in favor of unions, according to new guidance issued by the NLRB General Counsel clarifying questions about the Cemex standard.

• Date:

  October 26, 2023

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Issues Long-Anticipated Joint-Employer Rule

  Updated to add a note informing about a change in the effective date.

• Date:

  September 28, 2023

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Means Business, Issues First Cemex Bargaining Order

  In the nation's first application of the NLRB's Cemex standard, an administrative law judge ordered an employer to bargain with a union after the union lost a representation election, based on the employer's unlawful labor practices.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What types of social media policies have been found unlawful?

  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:

  How To

  How to Draft and Enforce a Social Media Policy in the Workplace

  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:

  News

  NLRB Issues Rulings Reshaping Labor Relations Landscape

  The NLRB has issued several rulings recently that change labor relations standards to be more favorable to unions and employees.

• 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.

• Date:

  August 28, 2023

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Creates New Standard for Recognizing Unions

  The NLRB's Cemex ruling upends the process for requesting union elections in place for more than 50 years and is expected to make it easier for unions to win recognition as employees' bargaining representatives.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Labor Rights and Enforcement: Federal

  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.