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by Chuck Rice
After holding employers in suspense for several years, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has recently issued its much-anticipated ruling on the application of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to restrictions on employee use of employer-provided e-mail systems. Guard Publishing Co. d/b/a Register-Guard, decided on December 16, 2007, held that the NLRA does not grant employees any inherent right to use an employer’s e-mail system for union-related communications and gave employers broad latitude to implement and enforce workplace policies restricting employee e-mail use.