Publication
Legal Alert – The Employer’s Duty to Provide Financial Information to the Union – Diluting the Nielsen Principle
by Gerard Morales
It has long been established that, while an employer is obligated to disclose financial information requested by its employees’ collective bargaining agent that is relevant and necessary to the union’s bargaining responsibilities and contract negotiations, said information is “relevant” only if the employer alleges an inability to pay.
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