NLRB Division of Advice Pans Overbroad Solicitation Rule and Conflicts of Interest Policy, Parses Unlawful Email System Use Ban from Lawful Ban on Use of Other Equipment and Supplies, and Upholds Coaching Despite Overbroad Rule | Practical Law
On May 14, 2019, the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released an advice memorandum considering the lawfulness of employer policies prohibiting insubordination, solicitation and distribution of literature, conflicts of interest, and the use of company supplies or equipment for solicitation or distribution, as well as of a disciplinary coaching notice issued in part based on an unlawfully overbroad rule.