Wait Wait! …. On That New Poster

In August, we told you about a new poster which most employers were required to post by November 14, 2011. Well, hold onto those thumbtacks; there has been a slight reprieve.

In late August, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a final rule requiring employers to post a notice of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) poster. This requirement applies to private employers, including non-profit employers, and unions, but excludes agricultural, railroad and airline employers, as well as small employers that conduct an insufficient volume of business to fall under the jurisdiction of the law – the NLRA – which the NLRB enforces. The surprising aspect of this new requirement is that it applies to most employers – including those without any unions – because NLRA rights apply to union and non-union workplaces, according to the NLRB.