In December 2017, the NLRB issued a decision in Boeing Corp., which altered the Board’s test concerning the validity of workplace rules. To further clarify the decision and current
Continue Reading NLRB General Counsel Memo Provides Guidance On The Status Of Employer Rules
On January 29, 2018, the DC Circuit remanded a 2016 NLRB decision – Grill Concepts Servs., Inc., 364 NLRB No. 36 (2016) – back to the Board for reconsideration
Continue Reading Second Times the Charm? The NLRB Permitted Another Chance to Analyze Restaurant’s Work Rules
On January 12, 2018, President Trump nominated Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner John Ring to fill the last vacancy on the five-member Board and, if confirmed by the Senate, this
Continue Reading Employers Rejoice: The Board Will Soon Have a Republican Majority Again
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that an employer does not necessarily violate the National Labor Relations Act by maintaining a facially neutral work rule, policy or handbook provision
Continue Reading Trump NLRB Gives Employers a Little More Leeway in Maintaining Work Rules
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has taken a jaundiced view of employer policies that require respect and civility in the workplace over the past several years. The
Continue Reading Workplace Civility Rules Aren’t Dead — Just on a Lifeline