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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

NLRB, First Circuit Consider Black Lives Matter Items in the Workplace

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Both the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on employees wearing Black Lives Matter items while at work, with the Board siding with the employee and the federal...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

NLRB Holds Home Depot Broke the Law by Banning “BLM” From Employee’s Apron

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Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruled that Home Depot — “Where Doers Get More Done” — had done too much when it discharged an employee, Antonio Morales, for refusing to remove the hand-drawn letters...more

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NLRB Finds That Writing "BLM" on an Employee Uniform is Protected by the NLRA

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In a case issued on February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) has continued its expansion of the definition of "protected, concerted activity" under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

It’s Protected: NLRB Finds “Black Lives Matter” Insignia on Employee Uniform Constitutes Protected Activity Under Circumstances

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), in a 3-1 decision, held that an employee’s display on their work uniform of “BLM,” an acronym for Black Lives Matter, constituted protected concerted activity under Section 7 of...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Investigating Employee Misconduct In The Age of “Cancel Culture”

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What is “cancel culture”? During the last few years, there has been a groundswell of cultural movements seeking to rectify transgressions against traditionally marginalized groups, including women, Black people, members of...more

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