NLRB Again Postpones Implementation of Notice-Posting Rule in Face of Legal Challenges
Days after oral argument was heard in the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) suit to enjoin the rule, the National Labor Relations Board has agreed to postpone the effective date of its new rule requiring all employers to post notices advising employees of rights under the NLRA.
The Board announced today that it has determined that:
postponing the effective date of the rule would facilitate the resolution of the legal challenges that have been filed with respect to the rule. The new implementation date is April 30, 2012.
The rule's effective date was previously postponed from November 14, 2011 to January 31, 2012. Since that time, additional groups have filed suit seeking to invalidate the rule.
More resources and commentary:
- "NLRB Final Rule Requires All Employers to Post Notice of NLRA Rights in the Workplace" -- Labor Relations Today (Aug. 25, 2011)
- "Move Along, Nothing to See Here" -- ShopFloor.org (NAM)
- "Union Election Rule Will Take Effect April 30, Labor Board Says" -- Bloomberg
- Related posts at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog and the Ohio Employer's Law Blog
