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ARTICLE · 15 MAY 2013

Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013

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The NLRB's controversial requirement that employers post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act has been held unconstitutional by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB.

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NLRB Posting Rule Held Unconstitutional

The NLRB's controversial requirement that employers post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (as reported in our January and May 2012 FEBs) has been held unconstitutional by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB.  On May 7, the court determined that the NLRB's

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