Labor and Employment Law Blog

Employment Handbooks and Confidentiality

Employers frequently ask if they can maintain rules requiring employees to keep the contents of their employment handbooks confidential. In a recent memorandum, the General Counsel (GC) (Division of Advice) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concludes that such rules are unlawful, as they interfere with the employees’ rights to discuss handbook policies regarding terms […]

March 27, 2019 | 1 min read | Tagged: Division of Advice, GC, Handbook, Manual, Memorandum, Policy, Restrictions

Jerry Morales Of Counsel

Union Dues Checkoff: Update from NLRB

A recent Memorandum issued by the General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) (GC 19-04, February 22, 2019), discusses issues of importance to all employers and in particular to employers that have union contracts that provide for union dues-checkoff. In the Memorandum, the GC reminds the NLRB Regions that the Labor Management […]

March 14, 2019 | 3 min read | Tagged: Checkoff, Checkoff Authorization, Dues Deduction, GC 19-04, Memo, Memorandum, Region 28, Union Dues

Jerry Morales Of Counsel