NLRB Postpones Implementation Date For New Notice-Posting Rule

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the "Board") announced in a press release on October 5, 2011, that it has postponed the implementation date for its new notice-posting rule by more than two months. According to the Board's press release, the deadline has been extended to allow for education and outreach to employers, focusing particularly on small and medium-sized businesses. The new effective date of the rule is January 31, 2012.

The Board issued a Final Rule on August 22, 2011, that will require all employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act (the "Act") to post a notice informing their employees of their right to engage in union and other protected concerted activity as of the effective date of the Final Rule. (See Duane Morris Alert, " NLRB Issues Final Rule Requiring All Employers Subject to National Labor Relations Act to Post Notice of Employee Rights to Engage in Union Activity.") The original effective date in the Final Rule was