Final Rule for Notification of Employee Rights I NLRB Page I of 2 Home * Fact Sheets * Final Rule for Notification of Employee Rights Final Rule for Notification of Employee Rights Background: The National Labor Relations Board has issued a Final Rule requiring most private-sector employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act by posting a notice. Employers should begin posting the notice on November 14, 2011. Copies of the notice will be available on the NLRB website and from NLRB regional offices by October 1. Similar postings of workplace rights are required under other federal workplace laws. The 11-by-17-inch notice is similar in content and design to a notice of NLRA rights that must be posted by federal contractors under a Department of Labor rule. The notice of rights will be provided at no charge by NLRB regional offices or can be downloaded from the Board website and printed in color or black-and-white. Translated versions will be available, and must be posted at workplaces where at least 20% of employees are not proficient in English. Employers must also post the notice on an Intranet or an Internet site if personnel rules and policies are customarily posted there. Questions and Answers: Does my company have to post the notice? The posting requirement applies to all private-sector employers (including labor unions) subject to the National Labor Relations Act, which excludes agricultural, railroad and airline employers. In response to comments received after the proposed rule was announced, the Board has agreed to exempt the U.S. Postal Service for the time being because of that organization's unique rules under the Act. when will the notice posting be required? The final rule takes effect 75 days after it is posted in the Federal Register, or on November 14, 2011. There is no union in my workplace; will I still have to post the notice? Yes. Because NLRA rights apply to union and non-union wor