NLRB advice memoranda offer guidance for avoiding unlawful employment-at-will statements *

USA - November 7 2012
Nearly all employee handbooks for nonunionized employees contain statements declaring that employees are employed “at will” – that is, their employment can be terminated at any time and for any reason.

Co-authors: Corena A. Norris-McCluney, James H. Coil III, Susan W. Pangborn.

Rules regarding the confidentiality of workplace investigations can violate the National Labor Relations Act *

USA - September 8 2012
On July 30, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Banner Estrella Medical Center, reiterating that employers do not have a right to ask employees to keep internal workplace investigations confidential in all cases. 

Co-authors: Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden , Richard D. Haygood, Susan W. Pangborn.

National Labor Relations Board provides a road map for social media policies *

USA - June 6 2012
Social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and personal blogs, give employees an unprecedented opportunity to spread unflattering or even financially damaging information about their employers to a wide audience.

Co-authors: Corena A. Norris-McCluney, Randall D. Avram, John W. Alden , Richard D. Haygood, Susan W. Pangborn.