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As reported in this blog, the National Labor Relations Board recently reversed a 2006 administrative law judge (ALJ) decision that Virginia Mason Hospital was not required to bargain with the union over a flu prevention policy that required nurses to wear a facemask or take anti-viral medication, rejecting the argument that the policy went to the hospital’s “core purpose” of protecting its patients’ health and was narrowly tailored to achieve its purpose
The National Labor Relations Board affirmed the 2011 administrative law judge (ALJ) decision dismissing the finding that the union waived its right to bargain with Virginia Mason Hospital over implementation of a policy requiring nurses to take a flu shot or wear a facemask
