As appeared in the Human Resource of Central Ohio (HRACO) monthly newsletter  NLRB Issued its Third Social Media Policy Guidance Memorandum  The National Labor Relations Board recently issued its third Social Media memorandum. The memo is supposed to help employers understand what social media policies are deemed legal by the NLRB and is likely the…

April 30, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NLRB “Quickie Election” Rule is Now in Effect Two weeks ago, I was glad to report that the National Labor Relations Board’s requirement to post an “NLRA Rights” poster was put on hold until at least the end of this year. Today, my news is not so positive. The…

Labor negotiations are like snow flakes – no two are alike. There are many factors that go into making up labor negotiations that a blanket “what are labor negotiations like” is difficult to define. The employer’s level of resistance to the union, the union’s level of understanding the employer’s business, the negotiators’ personalities on both…

  As appeared in the Human Resource of Central Ohio (HRACO) monthly newsletter   Optional Employee Arbitration Agreements Allegedly Violate the NLRA When I first learned about this, I thought “Just how far will the National Labor Relations Board go to exert its influence over businesses without unions?” If you follow my articles in this newsletter…

One of the most important parts of the National Labor Relations Act is Section 7. This Section protects employees who engage in concerted activity. No one, myself included, disputes that employees, whether in a union or not in a union, are allowed to engage in concerted activity. The disputes arise over whether certain activity is protected concerted…

April 17, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Employers: Do Not Hang The Controversial NLRB Poster The National Labor Relations Board created a rule that requires employers to post a notice in conspicuous places informing employees of their right to form, join, or organize a labor union. The penalties for not complying with the rule are…