Federal Employment Labor and Benefits Client Alert: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Application of Weingarten Rights to Non-Union Employees
11/1/2001
This alert discusses a federal court of appeals ruling regarding an employee's right to have a co-worker present during an investigatory interview. The federal court of appeals upheld a previous ruling by a 1975 Supreme Court case that determined that employees are protected by these so-called "Weingarten" rights. This issue examines why the "Weingarten" rights are significant for both employers and employees.
