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NLRB Sets Forth New Rule Regarding Employee Use of Company Email During Non-Working Time

In an important 3-2 decision on December 11, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held in Purple Communications that, except in very limited circumstances, Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) requires employers to open their corporate email systems to union organizing by employees and to discussions among employees about the terms and conditions of employment during non-work time. The decision overturns a 2007 decision by the NLRB which held that an employer could ban all non-business email communications, including communications protected by Section 7. Continue reading “NLRB Sets Forth New Rule Regarding Employee Use of Company Email During Non-Working Time”