NLRB Strikes Down Ambiguous And Overbroad Workplace Rules

Bill Egan writes:

The NLRB has added to its rapidly expanding body of work addressing the permissible scope of workplace rules under National Labor Relations Act. In the related cases of T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Communications Workers of America, et al, and MetroPCS Communications, Inc. and Communications Workers of America, the Board struck down over a dozen workplace rules of T-Mobile USA and its affiliate, MetroPCS Communications, Inc., on the ground that the rules were overbroad and employees could construe the language in the rules as chilling their rights under Section 7 of the NLRA. Section 7 affords employees the right to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.