You're Under Attack! The NLRB Takes Aim at Employee Handbooks: What Non-Union Employers Need To Know to Avoid Costly Mistakes

In the last two years, the National Labor Relations Board and labor unions have taken a new path for challenging employer practices and promoting unionization: employee handbooks. Recently, the NLRB filed two complaints against separate employers challenging "at-will" disclaimers found in the companies' employee handbooks. In addition, the NLRB has increased its scrutiny of social media and confidentiality policies, off-duty employee access rules and solicitation and distribution policies, to name a few. And most recently, the Board held that an employer may not maintain a blanket rule prohibiting employees from discussing ongoing investigations of employee misconduct.

Will your employee handbook and common HR practices survive NLRB scrutiny? An employer's best defense is to have a firm understanding of why the NLRB and unions are challenging handbook provisions, how the NLRB determines the legality of a handbook provision, and what an unlawful handbook provision can mean for the organization.

This session will address the latest NLRB decisions analyzing employee handbook provisions and the recent NLRB Acting General Counsel's memos on social media policies. We also will address:

• The reason that unions challenge employer policies and HR practices
• The most common handbook provisions being challenged
• Why it is important to conduct a privileged review of employee handbooks before employees or unions challenge their contents
• The consequences for employers if the NLRB finds a handbook provision to be unlawful

Breakfast & Registration: 7:45 am – 8:30 am

Program: 8:30 am – 9:30 am

Location:
The Employers Association
3020 W. Arrowood Rd 
Charlotte, NC

Continuing Education: Approved for 1.0 PHR/SPHR credit; CLE credit pending

Questions? Email Hillary Fryer or call (404) 760-3925