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The National Labor Relations Act Black Lives Matter Employment Litigation

The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor... more +
The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor practices by private sector managament and labor.  less -
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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

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

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

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

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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

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

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

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

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

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

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