On Sept. 28, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓ to the National Labor Relations BoardÌýon its amending the agency’s representation election regulations under the National Labor Relations Act. Additionally, the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic WorkplaceÌýÌýin support of the NLRB’s proposal, officially titled .

According to anÌý, the proposed amendments include eliminating the requirement for employers to provide available personal email addresses and home and personal cellular telephone numbers of all eligible voters to the regional director and other parties during an election campaign and providing absentee ballots for employees who are on military leave.

In its , ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓexpressed support for the long-overdue change to the NLRB’s required disclosure of personal email addresses and phone numbers of eligible voters. Further, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers have found the current voter eligibility list requirements to be unduly burdensome for employers, intrusive into employee privacy and an infringement on the rights of employers and employees to a fair preelection process.

Additionally, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓexpressed its support for the agency’s amendment to provide absentee mail ballots for employees on military leave, provided that employers are not subjected to additional burdens posed by the potential logistical challenges.

ABC’s general counsel, Littler Mendelson P.C., published anÌýÌýwith more information on the NLRBÌý.

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓwill continue to keep members informed of any developments about this rulemaking inÌý.