HR & Payroll

Overview:

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 NLRA and the NLRB impact employee handbook policies

·       Learn how the recent changes will pose a risk to Employers.

·       Learn how the NLRB interprets the policies of Employers.

·       Learn what Role the NLRA and the NLRB have on non-union employees.

·       Learn how the Stericycle case decision will impact how Employers will interpret NLRB enforcement.

·       Learn how employees can have leverage over Employers based on Employee Handbook policies on disciplinary actions involving employee workplace                behaviors.

·       Learn what policies are at risk to violate the new NLRB Laws

·       How Can Employers mitigate these changes and stay compliant?

·       Learn how you can prepare for the changes before you are violated for non-compliance.

·       Learn how policies impacting confidentiality and communication have to be adjusted to avoid litigation.

·       Learn which policies should be revised immediately.

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 clarity on removing errors while updating Employee Handbook and latest updates which need to be there for 2023 along with latest updates on federal, state, and local regulations. 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

·       Federal Contractors

·       Department Heads

·       Company Leadership

·       Compliance professionals

·       Payroll Administrators

·       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.