Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009)

Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by vonmoltke on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:41AM (#20769315)

Discussion of pay (and other workplace issues) is a "protected concerted activity" under the National Labor Relations Act, even when it happens outside the context of a union: https://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/rights/employee-right...

The NLRB has taken action against companies that have attempted to use such handbook policies against workers: https://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/enforcement-activity/... (click the pin on Missouri, it isn't direct-linkable :()

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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by kerkeslager on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:51AM (#20769437)

Interesting, I'm glad to be wrong on that one. I guess that means my previous employer just had some unenforceable policies (not too surprising).

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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by monocasa on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:58PM (#20770136)

It's worse than an unenforceable policy, it's an explicit violation of the law for which they can (and should) be sued over.

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