The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has released the official version of its 11-by-17-inch notice displaying a list of select employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) that will be required all employers to post in their workplaces.  The rule was originally scheduled to go into effect November 14, but has been postponed until January 31, 2012, as a result of the number  of lawsuits that have been filed. 

In response, an ABC-led coalition, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), in conjunction with the National Association of Manufacturers, Sept. 26 filed a lawsuit challenging the final rule in court. The lawsuit asserts that the NLRB does not have authority under the NLRA to issue the rule.

The official NLRB notice can be downloaded for free at http://www.nlrb.gov/poster.

In addition to the lawsuit, ABC also has produced an 11-by-17-inch sample supplemental notice designed exclusively for nonunion contractors outlining additional rights granted under the NLRA. Supplemental notices are permitted under the final rule only as long as such notices do not contain “threat[s] of reprisal or force or promise[s] of benefits.” Regardless of the employers’ decision to display a supplemental notice, the NLRB notice must still be posted.  ABC's sample companion notice can be accessed by clicking /Files/ABC_NLRA Rights_Supplemental Poster_FINAL.pdf.

Despite lawsuits by ABC designed to block the NLRB rule, the rule remains scheduled to go into effect Nov. 14. In addition to a physical posting, the notice will have to be posted electronically (on the Internet or company intranet) if the employer customarily posts official notices in that manner. For more information on this rule, visit www.abc.org/finalregulations .