Labor Law -- 2017



The Boeing Company v. National Labor Relations Board   (9th Circuit)

Employee confidentiality in workplace investigations

The NAM filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging a National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) holding that prohibits employers from recommending employee confidentiality during workplace investigations. The NLRB disapproved of a Boeing form which recommended that employees refrain from discussing a case with any other Boeing employee, other than company representatives investigating the issue or the employee’s union representative. If upheld, this holding would have undermined the ability of employers and employees to engage in confidential workplace investigations for legitimate business purposes. The NAM’s brief explained that the NLRB’s holding infringes on employers’ free speech rights and impedes employers’ abilities to conduct effective workplace investigations. The court remanded the case back to the district court because the NLRB established new rules after the case was filed.


Related Documents:
NAM amicus brief  (May 23, 2016)