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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), in the Stericycle decision, recently changed the way it will evaluate reasonable workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act). The Board found that prior analysis was “problematic because it permitted employers to adopt overbroad work rules that chill employees’ exercise of their rights under Section 7 (the right to discuss wage and other terms and conditions of employment) of the Act.” The NLRB was concerned that employers were not required “to narrowly tailor their rules to further their business interests without unnecessarily burdening employee rights.” This decision applies to all private sector employers, whether unionized or not, and is retroactive.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), in the Stericycle decision, recently changed the way it will evaluate reasonable workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act). The Board found that prior analysis was “problematic because it permitted employers to adopt overbroad work rules that chill employees’ exercise of their rights under Section 7 (the right to discuss wage and other terms and conditions of employment) of the Act.” The NLRB was concerned that employers were not required “to narrowly tailor their rules to further their business interests without unnecessarily burdening employee rights.” This decision applies to all private sector employers, whether unionized or not, and is retroactive.

Governor Newsom signed AB 257 into legislation for 2023. Known as the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act ("FAST Recovery Act") is unprecedented legislation, creating a council to set wages, working hours, and other working conditions for fast food restaurant workers at establishments with 100 or more locations across the nation.