U.S. Labor Department Publishes Rule Requiring Posting of Employee Rights
- United States
- 05/28/2010
The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule in the May 20 edition of the Federal Register requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide notice to their employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
Federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to post the prescribed employee rights notice at their workplaces. The notice lists employees’ rights under the NLRA to form, join and assist a union and to bargain collectively with their employer; provides examples of unlawful employer and union conduct that interferes with those rights; and indicates how employees can contact the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces those rights, with questions or complaints.
The rule implements provisions of Executive Order 13496, which was signed by President Barack Obama on Jan. 30, 2009. The requirement for posting this employee notice must be included in every covered federal contract and subcontract.
