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HR Alert: New York’s Ban on Captive Audience Meetings

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 19, 2026. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In late 2023, New York passed Labor Law 201-d which prohibits employers from requiring that employees attend meetings or listen to communications where the primary purpose of the gatherings or messages is for management to...

HR Alert: Offensive Workplace Behavior under the National Labor Relations Act

Written by Lisa Coppola on May 22, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’re a private employer with unionized employees, the past few years may have felt tumultuous. Whether you keep a watchful eye on changes in labor law or it all feels like a blur, a recent decision by the National...

HR Alert: My Employee Trashed Our Company on Facebook, What Can I Do?

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 14, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

You’re a good employer and a responsible business, and you always put your employees first. But that doesn’t necessarily mean your employees will see it that way, especially when a poor performer has a bad outcome or gets...

HR Alert: Employers May Limit Non-Employees From Promoting Union Activity in Certain Spaces

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 25, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

This month the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned longstanding law that limited the ability of an employer to exclude non-employees from promoting union activity in the employer’s public spaces. The underlying...

HR Alert: Individual Griping Isn’t Protected Activity

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 4, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

The National Labor Relations Board recently reduced employee protection for griping or complaining about work. The National Labor Relations Act allows employees to engage in protected concerted activity, including bad-mouthing...

Should You Ever Record Employee Conversations?

Written by Lisa Coppola on September 21, 2018. Posted in Business, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

A recorded conversation can provide clear answers when the facts of a conversation are disputed. They are incredibly useful in countless situations from litigation to day-to -day business dealings and employee disputes. However,...

NLRB Reverses Harsh Standard for Employer Rules, Handbooks and Policies

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 15, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is a federal law that addresses employer and employee rights. It’s enforced by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a federal agency tasked with protecting employee rights. The...

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HR Alert: New York’s Ban on Captive Audience Meetings

HR Alert: Offensive Workplace Behavior under the National Labor Relations Act

HR Alert: Employers May Limit Non-Employees From Promoting Union Activity in Certain Spaces

HR Alert: Individual Griping Isn’t Protected Activity

NLRB Reverses Harsh Standard for Employer Rules, Handbooks and Policies