National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard Griffin said he intends to issue a guidance memorandum on employee handbook rules in March. This could be a helpful step for employers seeking guidance on what constitutes a lawful policy under the NLRA.

Speaking at the February Midwinter Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Labor

National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard Griffin’s 18-page General Counsel Memorandum (GC 14-02), “Report on the Midwinter Meeting of the ABA Practice and Procedure Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section,” issued March 26, 2014, covers a wide-range of topics, including unfair labor practice statistics and Agency plans for guidance memoranda regarding employer

A recent Memorandum from the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel’s Office Division of Advice may cause employers to consider including a National Labor Relations Act-related disclaimer in their employee handbook or human resources policies.

In Cox Communications, 17-CA-087612 (2012), the employer’s social media policy contained three provisions, the legality of which had been