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Tinley Park Hotel and Convention Center: The NLRB Gets Out Its Selfie Stick

Photo of Bryan O’KeefeBy Bryan O’Keefe on Posted in NLRB, Social Media
Over the past few years, many employers have found out—the hard way—that the National Labor Relations Board is serious in policing employee handbooks for provisions that the Board believes are “overly broad” under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which protects employees’ right to engage in protected concerted activity—that is, the right of … Continue Reading

National Labor Relations Board Permits Employees to Use Workplace Email Systems for Union Activity

Photo of Bryan O’KeefeBy Bryan O’Keefe on Posted in NLRB, Uncategorized
In a landmark 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) reversed its own precedent and found that employees now have a presumptive right to use their employer’s email system to engage in communications relating to concerted activity protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act—including union organizing—during nonworking time. Purple … Continue Reading
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