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2024 Brought Heightened Awareness of Political Speech in the Workplace

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Employers will continue to difficult decisions about setting the tone and culture of their workplaces (which may involve taking a stand on political issues) and how to minimize business disruptions due to employee disputes....more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

When Protesting Is Not Protected: NLRB Finds Employees’ Off-Duty Participation in Black Lives Matter Protests Not Protected...

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On August 21, 2024, the NLRB affirmed an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) decision and held in SFR, Inc. d/b/a Parkside Café, 373 N.L.R.B. No. 84, that employees who participated in Black Lives Matter (“BLM”) protests outside...more

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

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A Lesson in Employee Rights: NLRB Ruling Against Home Depot’s Dress Code Enforcement

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a Minnesota Home Depot Store broke the law by telling an employee to remove a “BLM” marking from their work apron. The NLRB has recently decided in Home Depot USA, Inc....more

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"You Can't Say That!" Or Can You? Words of Protest on Company-Provided Apparel Under the National Labor Relations Act

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Few governmental agencies can require private employers to permit their employees to say things on the job, in the presence of customers and co-workers, that employers don’t like. But the National Labor Relations Board can....more

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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 Rules Prohibiting Black Lives Matter Apparel is Labor Law Violation

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The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that Home Depot USA, Inc. violated federal labor law when it prohibited an employee from wearing a work apron containing a handwritten reference to “Black Lives Matter.” This...more

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Next Up in the NLRB’s Line of Fire: Protection for Employee Displays of Religious, Social, and Political Messaging

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On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) ruled that Home Depot violated Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act) when it effectively terminated an employee after the...more

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Board Rules that Wearing BLM Markings Can Be Protected Activity Under the NLRA

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On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision finding that Home Depot violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”) by using Home Depot’s dress code to require an...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

Saul Ewing LLP

Another NLRB ALJ Holds That Displaying “Black Lives Matter” Messaging at Work Is Not Protected by the NLRA

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In Whole Foods Market, Inc., Case 01-CA-26183, JD(SF)-39-23 (Dec. 20, 2023), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge Ariel Sotolongo held that Whole Foods did not violate federal law by enforcing its...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

NLRB Administrative Law Judge Rules NLRA Does Not Protect BLM Messaging at Workplace

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A National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) recently dismissed a complaint against Home Depot USA, Inc., in which the NLRB General Counsel (GC) alleged the company violated the National Labor Relations Act...more

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Five Issues for Employers to Consider as Political and Social Activism Surges in the Workplace

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Six months into a global pandemic, employers across the United States continue to deal with a series of new economic realities. More employees are working from home, with companies continuing to reevaluate their business...more

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NLRB Establishes New Test for Employer Discharge of Employees for Abusive Comments

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New standard grants more leeway to employers to prohibit abusive conduct, even in connection with otherwise protected, concerted activity. The Board’s new standard will allow employers more predictability and discretion to...more

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July 20, 2020 Strike for Black Lives and Enforcement of No-Strike Clauses

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The Movement for Black Lives (“M4BL”), in coalition with the Service Employees International Union, the American Federation of Teachers, United Farm Workers, and Fight for 15, recently announced the organization of a...more

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