Last month, employers received a little more help from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in formulating social media policies that pass muster under scrutiny from the Board. On October 19, 2012, the Associate General Counsel (AGC) for the NLRB’s Division of Advice provided a useful and well organized opinion in response to a request
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Employers must be able to recognize a Weingarten request in order to avoid liability under the NLRA.
By Maria Danaher on
Posted in NLRA
Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) makes it illegal for an employer to interfere with or restrain employees from exercising the rights accorded to them under that Act. In NLRB v. J. Weingarten, 420 U.S. 251 (1975), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the NLRA “guarantees an employee’s right to the presence…
NLRB turns its attention to the elements of an acceptable Social Media Policy.
By Maria Danaher on
Posted in NLRA, Social Networking
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects the right of employees to engage in “concerted activities” with each other for the purpose of collective bargaining or in efforts to improve working conditions and terms of employment. These concerted activities can be done in person, or by other methods of communication, including electronic…
OFCCP’s proposed revisions to regs require increased obligations and affirmative action regarding disabled individuals.
By Maria Danaher on
Posted in Pre-employment inquiries, Reasonable accommodation
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended ("Section 503"), prohibits employment discrimination by federal government contractor and subcontractor employers against individuals with disabilities. It also includes affirmative action provisions that relate to both hiring and advancement of disabled individuals by those same employers. The provisions of Section 503 apply to government
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