On December 22, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board published a proposed rule (pdf) that would require all private sector employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act to post a notice informing employees of their NLRA rights. This requirement would be imposed on all employers covered by the NLRA even if there is no union in place. The notice would be similar in form and content to the notice (pdf) the Department of Labor recently approved for use by federal contractors. As stated in a fact sheet, (pdf) the purpose of the proposed rule is “to increase knowledge of the NLRA among employees, to better enable the exercise of rights under the statute, and to promote statutory compliance by employers and unions.” Unlike the rule for federal contractors, this proposed rule would apply to the vast majority of private sector employers and would create significant compliance obligations, along with serious potential non-compliance liability, on most employers.  Continue reading this entry at Littler’s Labor Relations Counsel.

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