Employee Handbooks Audits in 2024 by the NLRB! Employers Need to Make Changes to Be Compliant with Federal Policies or Risk Litigation!
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Date
Apr 30, 2024 -
Time
13:00 PM EST -
Duration
90 Min
Overview:
On August 2, 2023, the
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new burden-shifting standard
for evaluating whether work rules infringe upon employees' rights under Section
7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Employers will need to
think carefully about how to defend some of their corporate policies, such as
ones about cameras at a worksite, social media use, and appropriate workplace
conduct, in light of a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB).
In Stericycle, an
administrative law judge found that the employer violated the NLRA by
maintaining certain policies for its employees that addressed personal conduct,
conflicts of interest, and confidentiality of harassment complaints. The NLRB
announced a new standard for whether work rules violate the NLRA and sent the
case back to the judge to consider the ruling in light of the new standard.
Under that standard,
if an employee could reasonably interpret the work rule to have a coercive
meaning, the NLRB general counsel would have met her burden to prove that the
rule has a reasonable tendency to chill employees from exercising their NLRA
rights.
A code of conduct or other Employee Handbook policies will certainly be impacted by this decision. Other impacted policies would be nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, any policies requiring respectful conduct, or policies regulating social media use.
Learn how Employers
should review and make changes to their Employee Handbook policies to comply
with the NLRB Rules and avoid allegations of violations of Concerted Activity
Laws.
The NLRB enforces the
National Labor Relations Act, which gives both unionized and non-union
employees certain rights in the workplace. Find out how the changes at the NLRB
may affect your company and why you might want to start making changes in your
Employee Handbook now.
Session Highlight:
· Learn how the NLRB
impacts Employee Handbooks and Why We Should care.
· Learn how the NLRA and the NLRB impact employee handbook policies and how the NLRB interprets the policies by Employers.
· Learn how concerted activity is a critical protection impacted by the Employee Handbook policies.
· Learn how creating an effective Employee Handbook will help Employers mitigate federal, state, local, and NLRB requirements.
· Learn how the Boeing & Stericycle case decisions will impact how Employers will interpret NLRB enforcement.
· Learn what Role the NLRA and the NLRB have on non-union employees.
· Learn how employees can have leverage over Employers based on Employee Handbook policies on disciplinary actions involving employee behaviors.
· Learn what policies are at risk of violating the new NLRB Laws.
· Learn how you can prepare for the changes before you are violated for non-compliance.
· Learn which policies should be revised immediately.
· Learn how training of HR/Managers/Supervisors will impact the company effectively and should be mandated as part of the policy changes.
Why Should You Attend:
Employers should also
"immediately review their policies and handbooks to determine if any of
their existing policies could reasonably be interpreted by employees as
chilling their right to engage in concerted activities and consider adding
disclaimers that the policies are not intended to restrict employees' rights
under the NLRA.
The new rule applies retroactively, so even those employee handbooks drafted and implemented before the Stericycle decision are subject to this heightened level of scrutiny. The NLRA protects "concerted activities" that employees engage in to improve working conditions. What is Concerted Activity and Why Should Employers Care?
Protected Concerted
Activity is a legal term used in labor policy to define employee protection
against employer retaliation in the United States. The term defines the
activities workers may partake in without fear of employer retaliation.
Benefits For Attending:
This training will provide you the information about the changes in Employee Handbook policies to comply with the NLRB Rules and avoid allegations of violations of Concerted Activity Laws. In addition, each training I offer free customized compliance tools for all attendees. Also get:
· SHRM Recertification
PDU Credits
· Free customized compliance tools in the form of guides, templates, policies, and toolkits
· Additional HR Compliance Supplemental Slides
· Free answer to all questions even after the training ends
Who Should Attend:
· All Employers
· Business Owners
· Company Leadership
· Compliance professionals
· HR Professionals
· Managers/Supervisors
· Employers in all industries
· Small Business Owners
· Large Business Owners
Ask your question
directly from our expert during the Q&A session following the live event.
Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public, Non-profit sectors and international compliance. Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.
Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.
Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).
1.5 SHRM-CP & 1.5 HRCI Credits