April 17, 2012 (from the National Restaurant Association) A federal appeals court today officially put the brakes on a new poster mandate that the NLRB sought to impose on most U.S. businesses starting April 30. Despite a series of legal setbacks, the NLRB had appeared to be moving ahead with its planned April 30 enforcement date for the controversial new poster requirement. The NLRB rule seeks to require most U.S. businesses to hang new 11" x 17" workplace notices advising employees of their rights to organize into unions. Many have called the posters biased and heavily slanted toward unions.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today issued an emergency injunction that blocks the NLRB from enforcing the poster mandate until the court can hear a legal challenge brought by a group of business organizations. The timing of a hearing and decision is uncertain.
- For more details on the poster, follow this link.
- To see if you are are among the businesses who will be required to post the notice if the Appeals Court ruling is overturned, visit the NLRB website.
- To view an FAQ on the poster, visit this site.