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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

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

Baker Donelson

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

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

Epstein Becker & Green

Massachusetts Federal Judge Rules that Protected Activity Does Not Shield an Employee from the Consequences of Engaging in...

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On November 13, 2023, in USA ex rel, Morgan-Lee, et al. v. The Whittier Health Network, LLC, et al., a Massachusetts federal district judge concluded that although the plaintiff engaged in protected activity when she raised...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

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The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

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