Labor Issues Staying at the Forefront of Political, Legal Discussions with NLRB, DOL Activity

As we have discussed over the past few weeks, the NLRB was busy as 2014 drew to a close. On December 11, 2014, the Board overruled its Register Guard decision in Purple Communications , establishing a new standard that requires employers to accommodate employees' use of e-mail for protected concerted activity, subject only to "uniform and consistently enforced controls" that are "necessary to maintain production and discipline."



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