The National Labor Relations Board has made available for download a copy of the Employee Rights poster required under the Board’s new rule: Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act. This final rule, issued on August 25, 2011 and effective November 14, 2011, mandates that private sector employers subject to the NLRA post a notice informing employees of their rights under the NLRA in a “conspicuous place” readily seen by employees and penalizes employers for non-compliance. This new obligation applies to virtually all private sector employers, regardless of whether or not their workforces are unionized and regardless of whether they are federal contractors. The agency has also posted to its website a list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the notification requirement.  Continue reading this entry at Littler's Labor Relations Counsel.