Labor Law -- 2018



Associated Builders & Contractors v. Perez   (E.D. Ark.)

DOL Persuader Rule chills employer and employee communications

The NAM challenged the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Persuader Rule, which required employers, third-party lawyers and other labor consultants to disclose their relationships more frequently than under the 50-year-old "bright line" standard. The new rule required employers to file reports if consultants provided guidance to employers even if the consultants did not contact employees directly. If upheld, the rule would have restricted manufacturers’ ability to communicate with their workforce and would have resulted in employers not seeking counsel for guidance on important employer and employee related questions. The NAM’s brief argued that the Rule was arbitrary and capricious, unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment, vague under the Fifth Amendment and interfered with ethical duties to maintain confidentiality. In July 2018, the DOL officially rescinded the Rule.


Related Documents:
NAM Motion to Stay Brief  (December 12, 2016)
NAM Memorandum  (April 2, 2016)
NAM Motion  (April 1, 2016)
NAM Complaint  (March 30, 2016)