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Are Employment-at-Will Policies Unlawful? The NLRB Tries to Explain

[10/31/12]

Posted on October 31, 2012 in HR Insights for Health Care

Written by: Stephen W. Lyman

The NLRB Offers Some Advice The NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon today (October 31, 2012) released an analysis of at-will employment clauses in two employee handbooks, finding that both are lawful under the National Labor Relations Act.  This analysis, contained in two separate Advice Memoranda, will help guide employers in determining whether their... READ MORE

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NLRB Challenges “Employment-At-Will” Acknowledgements

[08/06/12]

Posted on August 6, 2012 in HR Insights for Health Care

Written by: Stephen W. Lyman

Virtually all employers that have an Employee Handbook also have an acknowledgement of receipt of the Handbook.  It is very common in the acknowledgement for an employer to clearly spell out the fact that the employee is an “Employee-At-Will”.  Now this common employer practice is being challenged by the NLRB. Do Handbook Acknowledgements Violate the Law?... READ MORE

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