Is Your Employee Handbook Legal Again? What the New NLRB Means for Employers

Anticipated changes at the National Labor Relations Board could give employers more flexibility in drafting workplace policies, but revising employee handbooks too soon could create legal risk. In an HR.com article, Woods Rogers principal Patrick Bolling discusses efforts to revisit the Board’s Stericycle decision and what HR leaders should do while the current standard remains in effect.

“For HR leaders, the challenge over the coming months will be to prepare for what may be next without getting ahead of what the law requires today,” Patrick writes.

The article covers how broadly written confidentiality, employee conduct, and social media policies can raise concerns under Stericycle. Patrick offers practical guidance for preparing potential revisions while maintaining compliance and reminds employers that the National Labor Relations Act applies to nonunion workplaces, too.

Read Patrick’s article in HR.com.