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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/28/2024

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

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

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 3/21/2024

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

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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 3/5/2024

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

NLRB Rules Prohibiting Black Lives Matter Apparel is Labor Law Violation

Harris Beach PLLC on 3/4/2024

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

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

BakerHostetler on 3/1/2024

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

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

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 2/23/2024

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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National Labor Relations Board › Black Lives Matter › Employer Liability Issues

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

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

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

NLRB Rules Prohibiting Black Lives Matter Apparel is Labor Law Violation

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

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

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