Warning Against Inadvertently Disclosing Confidential Information Is Lawful: NLRB General Counsel's Office | Practical Law
The Office of the General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently released an advice memorandum from an unfair labor practice (ULP) case where the NLRB ultimately found that Target Corporation's policies on the use of social media and communicating confidential information violated Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as overly broad, However, the Office of the General Counsel found the employer could lawfully warn employees to be cautious to avoid unwittingly disclosing confidential information.