NLRB puts the temporary kibosh on its mandatory union-rights poster

The National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday afternoon that it has pushed back its deadline for covered employers to post this notice, advising employees how to form a union, among other things. 

More details, including the new deadline, after the jump…

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The NLRB announced in this press release that the new posting deadline is January 31, 2012. The Board explained its decision to extend the deadline this way:

The decision to extend the rollout period followed queries from businesses and trade organizations indicating uncertainty about which businesses fall under the Board’s jurisdiction, and was made in the interest of ensuring broad voluntary compliance. No other changes in the rule, or in the form or content of the notice, will be made.

More details in this e-Alert from my law firm, Dilworth Paxson LLP.

The decision to extend the deadline is curious given that the Board has already prepared a FAQ, which rather clearly defines — in the very first Q&A — which businesses must adhere to the posting requirement. So, I’m going to call bull**** on the Board’s “let’s-further-educate-the-businesses” delay rationale and speculate that it may have something to do with these three lawsuits (1, 2, 3) discussed here that are pending against the NLRB concerning its notice requirement. 

But that’s just my opinion.