Blog: Section 7

Court of Appeals Supports Handbook Rule Urging, But Not Requiring, Employees to Take Their Complaints Directly to Their Supervisor

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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A recent decision by the D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed in part the National Labor Relations Board’s order against a private-sector employer regarding its employee handbook employee-complaint provision finding that the handbook rule was lawful and did not implicate employees’ Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act or otherwise prohibit employees […]

NLRB Tells You What You Can Put in Your Policies

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board again shows the intrusion of the Board into the business of running a company. In these decisions, the NLRB (by a 2-1 vote) held that an employer violated federal labor law by: Establishing a company policy that prohibited employees from disclosing confidential personnel information and documents […]