[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 251 (Friday, December 30, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 82133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33571]


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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

29 CFR Part 104

RIN 3142-AA07


Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor 
Relations Act

AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On August 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) 
published a final rule requiring employers, including labor 
organizations in their capacity as employers, subject to the National 
Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to post notices informing their employees of 
their rights as employees under the NLRA. (76 FR 54006, August 30, 
2011.) On October 12, 2011, the Board amended that rule to delay the 
effective date from November 14, 2011, to January 31, 2012. (76 FR 
63188, October 12, 2011.) The Board hereby further amends that rule to 
delay the effective date from January 31, 2012, to April 30, 2012. The 
purpose of this amendment is to facilitate the resolution of the legal 
challenges with respect to the rule.

DATES: This amendment is effective December 30, 2011. The effective 
date of the final rule published at 76 FR 54006, August 30, 2011, and 
amended at 76 FR 63188, October 12, 2011, is delayed from January 31, 
2012 to April 30, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lester A. Heltzer, Executive 
Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, 1099 14th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20570, (202) 273-1067 (this is not a toll-free number), 
1-(866) 315-6572 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 30, 2011, the National Labor 
Relations Board published a final rule requiring employers, including 
labor organizations in their capacity as employers, subject to the 
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to post notices informing their 
employees of their rights as employees under the NLRA. The Board 
subsequently determined that in the interest of ensuring broad 
voluntary compliance with the rule concerning notification of employee 
rights under the National Labor Relations Act, further public education 
and outreach efforts would be helpful. Accordingly, the Board changed 
the effective date of the rule from November 14, 2011, to January 31, 
2012, in order to allow time for such an education and outreach effort. 
On December 19, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of 
Columbia requested that the Board consider postponing the effective 
date of the rule in connection with a pending proceeding concerning the 
rule. The Board has determined that postponing the effective date of 
the rule would facilitate the resolution of the legal challenges that 
have been filed with respect to the rule. Accordingly, the Board has 
decided to change the effective date of the rule from January 31, 2012 
to April 30, 2012.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2011.
Mark Gaston Pearce,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2011-33571 Filed 12-29-11; 8:45 am]
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