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NLRB Permits Employers to Restrict Union Email Solicitations
On December 21, 2007, the National Labor Relations Board released its long-awaited decision on the issue of whether an employer may restrict employees from using company email systems for union-related solicitations. The case, The Guard Publishing Company, d/b/a The Register-Guard, 351 NLRB No. 70 (Dec. 16, 2007), had been pending for more than seven years. In more…
Maryland Amends Wage Law to Confirm that Accrued Vacation Need not be Paid upon Termination
As reported previously, in August 2007, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled in Catapult Technology, LTD v. Paul Wolfe, that accrued vacation pay constituted “wages” which much be paid to employees upon their separation, regardless of any policies to the contrary. Although the decision was unpublished, and thus had limited authority as precedent, the Maryland more…
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