Client Alert - Labor and Employment - New Rule Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Their Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

Yesterday the National Labor Relations Board announced that as of November 14, 2011, employers across the country will be required to inform their employees that they have the right to unionize.  Under its newly promulgated rule, virtually all private sector employers—both unionized and non-unionized—that are subject to the National Labor Relations Act will have to post notices and take other measures advising their employees of their rights under the Act.  An employer that fails to comply with this new rule may be charged with engaging in an unfair labor practice under the NLRA.