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HR Hero Audio Conference on CD and Streaming Audio
New Rules in Battle to Control Employee E-mail Use
Presented by Robert Tinnin and Peter Panken
March 12, 2008

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Due to a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board, employers are now able to prohibit workers from using company e-mail to promote outside organizations -- even if company policies allow other non-work exchanges, such as jokes, sale of personal items, etc.

The NLRB ruling (The Register-Guard case) involved a newspaper employee who sent e-mail messages to other workers about union activities. The employer had a written policy prohibiting e-mail usage for non-job related solicitations. But in practice, the newspaper allowed non-work related e-mail. When the worker was disciplined for sending messages in support of the union, she complained the newspaper's enforcement of the policy was unlawful. The NLRB ruled that employers can ban union-related e-mails, as long as there is a written policy that bans "non-job-related solicitations" for outside organizations.

But employers beware! Limiting personal e-mail use could still land your organization in legal hot water if your policies don't clearly define the rules for on-line communication.

Learn exactly what kind of control you can exercise over employee e-mail use by participating in the all-new HR Hero audio conference, New Rules in Battle to Control Employee E-mail Use. Employment law attorneys who addressed the recent NLRB ruling at the 2007 AEIS will show you how to craft policies to accomplish company goals without unlawfully restricting employee communications. In just 90 minutes we'll cover:

  • Details about the ruling in The Register-Guard case. What it does and doesn’t say about how employers can control employee use of e-mail.
  • How solicitations for charities have been affected by the ruling. Does it allow employees to solicit on behalf of virtually anything except a union?
  • The key differences between personal e-mails and outside solicitations. The Register-Guard ruling was based on a Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that concerned the use of employer bulletin boards. The court made a distinction between postings such as "for-sale" notices and wedding announcements and organizational announcements like union materials. Will the bulletin board analogy hold up in today’s workplace even when current NLRB members are gone?
  • How should policies be written? How can employers lawfully restrict use of company e-mail? What red flags typically show up in nonsolicitation policies?
  • Examples of policies that wouldn’t pass muster based on the recent NLRB ruling.
  • Practical ways to control employee use of e-mail.
  • Hazards of not controlling e-mail to some extent.
  • Does the ruling go beyond an employee using company e-mail to promote a union? Does it affect other communications that might involve protected concerted activity? What restrictions should employers keep in mind?

New Rules in Battle to Control Employee E-mail Use is just $227.

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You risk nothing by purchasing because we will refund every penny, no questions asked, if you are in any way dissatisfied with this HR Hero audio seminar on CD and streaming audio.

Because New Rules in Battle to Control Employee E-mail Use is an audio seminar on CD you enjoy:

  • Fast, convenient learning without any out-of-office time lost.
  • No travel-related expenses or complications.
  • The perfect way to train as many employees as you like.

About Your Guest Speakers, Robert Tinnin and Peter Panken

Peter PankenPeter M. Panken is a member of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (New York) in the labor and employment practice group. He has practiced management-side labor and employment law for more than 40 years, representing and counseling management on compliance with the National Labor Relations Act, dealing with union-organizing drives, dealing with unions in organized employers, and union-avoidance strategies.

 

Robert TinninRobert P. Tinnin, Jr., is a partner in Tinnin Law Firm, A Professional Corporation. He has expertise in National Labor Relations Board representation election and unfair labor practice proceedings, state and federal employment discrimination charges, state and federal court litigation proceedings. His areas of expertise also include equal employment opportunity and contract and tort litigation arising from the employee-employer relationship, wage and hour matters, collective bargaining, and grievance arbitration.

 

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An HR Hero Audio Conference on CD is a previously-recorded seminar that you listen to on your computer, auto, or home CD player. With each event focusing on one area of employment law, you can quickly catch up on the latest developments in employment law and HR issues, as your schedule permits. Plus, you get access to the seminar material downloads.

Quick: Depending on the topic, each HR Hero Audio Conference recording normally ranges from an hour to 90 minutes.

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Expert: The HR Hero Audio Conference presenters are nationally known employment attorneys or HR experts. They quickly and concisely explain what you really need to know about the topic.


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