In the wake of the National Labor Relations Board’s (the Board) decision in Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (Dec. 14, 2017), the office of the Board’s General Counsel recently released a memo finding that a company’s “Commitment to My Co-Workers” policy was a lawful workplace-civility rule.  The policy required workers to, among other things, maintain healthy relationships with co-workers and address conflicts directly.  The General Counsel concluded that the employer could require employees to sign off on the policy and could terminate those who refused to do so.  The case is a reminder to employers that they may be able to restore civility rules that would have been found to violate National Labor Relations Act rights prior to Boeing.

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