The National Labor Relations Act: The Fundamentals

Course Description

With few exceptions, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides rights and protections to all employees, regardless of whether the employer is unionized. Given the ever changing landscape of the NLRA, understanding the fundamentals, how the National Labor Relation Board functions, and how unfair labor practice charges and union organizing petitions are processed is critical. Staying on top of the changes is important. From prohibited language in settlement and severance agreements and handbook policies to the overhaul of the union election process, employers need to be more vigilant than ever.

Syllabus

1. Protected rights under the NLRA and to whom those rights do and do not apply
2. The process and prosecution of unfair labor practice charges under the NLRA
3. Petitions for representation by union representatives and the procedures that follow
4. Recent developments in the law