The instructor for this course is Howard M. Kastrinsky. Mr. Kastrinsky is a partner in King & Ballow's Labor and Employment section. He has been an attorney with King & Ballow since 1986. Prior to then, he was a trial attorney with the National Labor Relations Board.

This course introduces you to the rules governing employer investigations under the National Labor Relations Act.

It covers the various aspects of the Supreme Court's Weingarten decision, including the recent decision of the National Labor Relations Board to extend Weingarten protections to employees who are not represented by a labor organization. It explains the circumstances under which an employee may request representation, when an employer must honor that request, and the consequences of a refusal to honor a Weingarten request. Detailed knowledge of the National Labor Relations Act is not requiredto complete this course.