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Investigatory Interview Representation Rights for Nonunion Workers.
In an important decision for
employers, the National Labor
Relations Board recently held
in IBM Corp., 341 NLRB No.
148 (2004) that nonunionized
employees no longer have the right
to have a coworker with them at
an investigative interview, even
when the employee reasonably
believes the investigation might
result in disciplinary action.
Non-Union Employees Not Entitled to Co-Worker Representation, Says NLRB (pdf).
Reversing its prior position on this issue, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") ruled that nonunion employees do not have the right to be represented by a co-worker at an investigatory interview that could result in disciplinary action.
