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Employer Rules Prohibiting Illegal Strikes, Slowdowns and Walkouts
On July 30, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (Board), issued a decision on the legality of an employer rule that prohibited employees from engaging in “illegal” strikes. The Board decision on this issue is of significant importance for employers. … Continue reading
Employment Handbooks and Confidentiality
Employers frequently ask if they can maintain rules requiring employees to keep the contents of their employment handbooks confidential. In a recent memorandum, the General Counsel (GC) (Division of Advice) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concludes that such rules … Continue reading
Posted in Confidentiality, Handbook, NLRA, NLRB
| Tagged Division of Advice, GC, Handbook, Manual, Memorandum, Policy, Restrictions
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Arbitration Agreement Contained in Employee Handbook and Signed During Pending Class Action Is Invalid
On April 20, 2018, the California Court of Appeal, in the case Nguyen v. Inter-Coast International Training, Inc., held that an arbitration agreement contained in an employee handbook was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable. In that case, after a wage … Continue reading
Posted in California, Class Action, Pay
| Tagged Agreement, Arbitration, California Court of Appeal, Employment Arbitration Agreements, Handbook, Policy, Unconscionable, Wage & Hour, Wage Discrimination, Wages
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