Federal Contractors’ Posting Requirements On NLRA Rights

On May 20, 2010, the Federal Register published the final rule detailing the contents of a notice federal contractors and subcontractors must post, advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA").  Contractors will have to post the notice listing employees' rights under the NLRA, including the right of employees to form unions, as well as the right not to join a union.  The notice also lists specific protected activity and unlawful union activities, in an attempt to be balanced.  This regulation does not apply to prime contracts under $100,000 or to subcontracts below $10,000. A covered contractor is required to post the notice once it enters a new federal contract, subcontract or modification after June 19, 2010.