1) In a decision by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. District, the April 30 deadline for private employers requiring the NLRB Employee Rights Posting has been postponed yet again. The Court in National Association of Manufacturers, et al., v National Labor Relations Board - agreed to an emergency injunction, and will likely hear arguments from both sides and rule sometime in September of this year. For now, private employers do not need to display the NLRB posting, Stay tuned for more information about a final decision sometime in September.

2) We all were reminded that Workplace Violence still exists by the unfortunate event on February 22 at Hospital for Special Care in New Britain. Although a best practice for all employers, did you know that all Connecticut health care employers as of October 1, 2011 are required to undergo a workplace violence risk assessment; establish a workplace safety committee; develop, train all employees, and implement a workplace violence response and prevention program? KardasLarson can work with you to institute this best practice, and for health care organizations be in compliance with the law.