The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) filed a complaint against the Boeing Company in April based on Boeing’s decision to open a second assembly line to build its Dreamliner airplanes in a non union plant in South Carolina instead of expanding its current assembly line in a union plant in Washington State (see NLRB v. … Continue Reading
On August 25, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Final Rule that requires employers subject to the NLRB’s jurisdiction (union and nonunion) to post a notice notifying employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The notice, which must be posted by November 14, 2011, will inform employees of their … Continue Reading
Yesterday, August 18, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board issued a 24-page memorandum summarizing the facts and outcome of the social media cases over the past year. Several of the cases included in the memorandum are discussed in earlier posts (NLRB OKs Employee Bad-Mouthing on Social Media, Update: The NLRB Seesaws On Social Media Bad-Mouthing). The introduction … Continue Reading
In the middle of the NLRB’s campaign to protect employees from disciplinary action for posting complaints about their employers on social media (see earlier post, NLRB OKs Employee Bad-Mouthing on Social Media), the NLRB has said that not all complaints are protected, even job-related complaints. The NLRB issued three memoranda in July stating that employers did not … Continue Reading
As discussed in an earlier post (NLRB OKs Employee Bad-Mouthing on Social Media), the National Labor Relations Board is not just in the business of regulating union activity. According to law, two or more employees (regardless of union affiliation) are protected in acting together to improve the conditions of their employment, including wages and hours. This is … Continue Reading
If you think you can fire an employee who bad mouths your company, think again. The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) says it is ok for an employee to bad mouth an employer on social media web sites. Back in October 2010, the Board accused American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. (“AMR”) of wrongfully terminating … Continue Reading
