The rights protected under federal labor laws include, but are not limited to:(1) An employer's or employee's right to express views in favor of or contrary to unionization and any other labor relations issues to the full extent allowed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Section 8(c) of the National Labor Relations Act;(2) An employee's right to participate in, and an employer's right to demand, a secret ballot election under federal law, including, without limitation, the full procedural protections afforded by such laws for defining the unit, conducting the election campaign and election, and making any challenges or objections thereto; and(3) An employer's right to: (A) Oppose the recognition of a labor organization based solely on reviewing authorization cards absent a secret ballot election conducted in accordance with federal labor laws;(B) Refuse to release sensitive and private employee information beyond the requirements of federal labor laws;(C) Maintain the confidentiality of employee information to the maximum extent allowed by federal labor laws; and(D) Restrict access to its property or business to the maximum extent allowed by federal labor tain the confidentiality of employee information to the maximum extent allowed by federal labor laws; and(D) Restrict access to its property or business to the maximum extent allowed by federal labor laws.Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 192,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
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