The short answer is no. Indeed, various federal and state laws specifically require employers to protect the confidentiality of employee medical information, genetic information, credit information, and other forms of personal information. Nevertheless, in their effort to safeguard these privacy rights, it is now clear that employers must give careful attention to the development, implementation, and enforcement of any work rule or policy that could be construed to restrict or interfere with the right of an employee to engage in concerted activity. Therefore, all employee confidentiality rules should be reviewed with that important legal requirement in mind. … [Read more...] about Labor Board Affirms Ruling that Employer Confidentiality Provision Violates National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
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The DOJ’s Evolving View of the Interplay Between the Federal Arbitration Act and the National Labor Relations Act
Employers in the gaming and hospitality arena are eagerly awaiting the results of the upcoming changes to the legal landscape that are expected to emerge from a business-oriented administration. These employers have long tried to reduce the costs and length of litigation, particularly in the context of wage and hour claims, by requiring employees to arbitrate work-related disputes on a bilateral, rather than collective or class-wide, basis. … [Read more...] about The DOJ’s Evolving View of the Interplay Between the Federal Arbitration Act and the National Labor Relations Act
No Gossiping Rule Violates National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
Gossip is further defined as "1) Talking about a person’s personal life when they are not present; 2) Talking about a person’s professional life without his/her supervisor present; 3) Negative, or untrue, or disparaging comments or criticisms of another person or persons; 4) Creating, sharing, or repeating information that can injure a person’s credibility or reputation; 5) Creating, sharing, or repeating a rumor about another person; and 6) Creating, sharing or repeating a rumor that is overheard or hearsay." … [Read more...] about No Gossiping Rule Violates National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
Heard It Through the Grapevine: The National Labor Relations Act’s Tight Grip on Employer Confidentiality Policies
One of your top workers, Emily Employee, comes to you distraught: She can no longer take Carla Co-Worker’s harassing comments about Emily’s religion. Some of the comments Emily relayed to you sound pretty bad and would result in very negative publicity if they were publicized. No problem, you think, we’ve got a stellar internal investigation policy. We’ll just interview everyone, direct them to keep the investigation confidential, determine whether Carla has been making offensive comments, and discipline employees as outlined in our employee handbook. No one but Emily and Carla will know the difference, right? Not so fast. … [Read more...] about Heard It Through the Grapevine: The National Labor Relations Act’s Tight Grip on Employer Confidentiality Policies
Republican Senators Propose to Make Significant Changes to NLRA – National Labor Relations Act
Instead of Board members being appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, they would be “appointed by the President, after consultation with the leader of the Senate representing the party opposing the party of the President,” and then confirmed by the Senate. … [Read more...] about Republican Senators Propose to Make Significant Changes to NLRA – National Labor Relations Act
