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Rules limiting time and place of union solicitation. While the law in the area of solicitation-distribution rules is largely settled, a case decided in April 2003 by the D.C toronto hotels.Circuit Court of Appeals (generally an employer-friendly Court) opens the door to additional union claims of illegal work rules. In a matter involving Stanford Hospital, a local of the Service Employees International Union or SEIU challenged the hospital's policy prohibiting solicitation of employees and distribution of literature "during working time and at all times in patient care areas toronto hotels." The NLRB found that the policy was overly broad because "patient care areas" included hallways and lounges used by both patients and employees. The Appeals Court agreed with the NLRB finding that the hospital failed to define patient care areas and failed to show that prohibiting on a twenty-four basis all solicitation and distribution of literature by employees in all patient care areas was necessary to avoid disruption of patients and patient care toronto hotels. Similarly, work rules in the hospitality industry which ban the solicitation and distribution of literature in all "guest areas" without further definition or explanation in employee handbooks may now be subject to challenge. Employers should note that when the NLRB considers these challenges to employment policies, it uniformly finds irrelevant the employer's motivation in drafting the language and whether the employer has ever actually applied the rule in an overly restrictive manner. .