New National Labor Relations Board Rule Requires Employers to Post Notice Regarding Employee Rights Under the NLRA
On August 25, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a final rule which requires most private employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Employers covered by the new rule must post the notice in a conspicuous place and provide basic NLRB contact information.
In addition to these basic provisions, the notice also informs employees of their rights to:
- Organize a union and negotiate wages, work hours, benefits, and other similar benefits;
- Discuss wages, and working conditions with co-workers or a union;
- Join or form a union;
- Bargain collectively;
- Strike or picket under certain circumstances;
- Raise work related complaints directly with the employer, a government agency, or a union; and
- Elect not to join a union.
This posting requirement applies to almost all employers covered by the NLRA, which excludes agricultural, railroad and airline employers. The posting requirements also do not apply to the United States Postal Service. Certain limited exceptions exist for small businesses that do not meet certain minimum revenue guidelines, but these exclusions are very narrow and generally only apply to employer with less than fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars a year in revenue.
