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54048 Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 168/Tuesday, August 30, 2011/Rules and Regulations TABLE TO § 104.204—Continued Employer category Jurisdictional standard Art museums: cultural centerss liDAVieS! cssnecnsarmasncenmnmsumeecasurcenmmnneReaNN ER VaR ERMURRR MRA TIE NMNS Bandleaders .o....cccccccseecsssssssseeeeeess COMETELICS .....cccccccccccscstteeeeeesesssireeeesesesstaneeeess Colleges, universities, other private schools ............0: Communications (radio, TV, cable, telephone, telegraph) Credit UNIONS oo. nn een Sennen nesses dieeecneennnaneees Day care centers ... Gaming industry Health care institutions: Nursing homes, visiting nurses associations Hospitals, blood banks, other health care facilities (including doctors’ and dentists’ offices) Hotels ANd MOtElS oo. nna eenie etn tnieseceeneniniiees Instrumentalities of interstate COMMEICE oo... rn ri tinieetin tiie teeesieniieees Labor organizations (as employers) Law firms; legal service organizations Newspapers (with interstate contacts) Nonprofit charitable institutions Office buildings; shopping centers Private! GODS) sssceuvecesmecummennence Public utilities ... RESTAUPANTS oo nn ne nen Sener tnee tine seeeenennieeees Social Services OrganiZaliOnS sxs22sescme meme ree Symphony orchestras oe. Taxicabs oo... ThANnsSIUSYSIOMS enema ere ee $1 million. Retail/nonretail (depends on customer). $500,000. $1 million. $100,000. Either retail or nonretail standard. $250,000. $500,000. $100,000. $250,000. $500,000. $50,000. Nonretail standard. $250,000. $200,000. Depends on the entity's substantive pur- pose. $100,000. $500,000. $250,000 or nonretail standard. $500,000. $250,000. $1 million. $500,000. $250,000. (3) If an employer can be classified under more than one category, the Board will assert jurisdiction if the employer meets the jurisdictional standard of any of those categories. (4) There are a few employer categories without specific jurisdictional standards: (i) Enterprises whose operations have a substantial effect on national defense or that receive large amounts of Federal funds (ii) Enterprises in the District of Columbia (iii) Financial information organizations and accounting firms (iv) Professional sports (v) Stock brokerage firms (vi) U. S. Postal Service (5) A more complete discussion of the Board’s jurisdictional standards may be found in An Outline of Law and Procedure in Representation Cases, Chapter 1, found on the Board’s Web site, hitp://www.nlrb.gov. (e) This part does not apply to the United States Postal Service. Appendix to Subpart A—Text of Employee Notice “EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) guarantees the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively with their employers, and to engage in other protected concerted activity or to refrain from engaging in any of the above activity. Employees covered by the NLRA®* are protected from certain types of employer and union misconduct. This Notice gives you general information about your rights, and about the obligations of employers and unions under the NLRA. Contact the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Federal agency that investigates and resolves complaints under the NLRA, using the contact information supplied below, if you have any questions about specific rights that may apply in your particular workplace. “Under the NLRA, you have the right to: e Organize a union to negotiate with your employer concerning your wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. e Form, join or assist a union. e Bargain collectively through representatives of employees’ own choosing for a contract with your employer setting your wages, benefits, hours, and other working conditions. e Discuss your wages and benefits and other terms and conditions of employment or union organizing with your co-workers or a union. e Take action with one or more co-workers to improve your working conditions by, among other means, raising work-related complaints directly with your employer or with a government agency, and seeking help from a union. e Strike and picket, depending on the purpose or means of the strike or the picketing. e Choose not to do any of these activities, including joining or remaining a member of a union. “Under the NLRA, it is illegal for your employer to: e Prohibit you from talking about or soliciting for a union during non-work time, such as before or after work or during break times; or from distributing union literature during non-work time, in non-work areas, such as parking lots or break rooms. e Question you about your union support or activities in a manner that discourages you from engaging in that activity. e Fire, demote, or transfer you, or reduce your hours or change your shift, or otherwise take adverse action against you, or threaten to take any of these actions, because you join or support a union, or because you engage in concerted activity for mutual aid and protection, or because you choose not to engage in any such activity. e Threaten to close your workplace if workers choose a union to represent them. e Promise or grant promotions, pay raises, or other benefits to discourage or encourage union support. e Prohibit you from wearing union hats, buttons, t-shirts, and pins in the workplace except under special circumstances. e Spy on or videotape peaceful union activities and gatherings or pretend to do so. “Under the NLRA, it is illegal for a union or for the union that represents you in bargaining with your employer to: e Threaten or coerce you in order to gain your support for the union. e Refuse to process a grievance because you have criticized union officials or because you are not a member of the union. e Use or maintain discriminatory standards or procedures in making job referrals from a hiring hall. e Cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against you because of your union-related activity. e Take adverse action against you because you have not joined or do not support the union. “If you and your co-workers select a union to act as your collective bargaining representative, your employer and the union HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022319