Some precedent at the NLRB may be changing, but some is not. Relying on a 40-year old case, the NLRB recently ruled that an Ohio manufacturer violated the NLRA when it suspended and discharged a non-union employee for complaining about working conditions. Meyer Tool, Inc., 366 N.L.R.B. No. 32 (March 9, 2018). The employer argued… Continue Reading
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Employers Continue to Lose Social Media Cases at the NLRB
Posted in Employee Discipline, NLRBEmployers firing employees for the content of their social media posts continue to do so at their own risk. An NLRB decision from last week provides a good reminder of this important point. An ambulance company, in two unrelated events, fired two employees for what they posted to Facebook. The first employee, in response to… Continue Reading
Termination for Dishonesty During Internal Investigation Lawful, Says NLRB
Posted in Employee Discipline, NLRBIn a positive development for employers, the NLRB held last week that the termination of an employee for lying during an internal investigation into complaints of harassing/discriminatory conduct was lawful. Significantly, the decision occurred in a case that had been vacated as a result of Noel Canning. First, a quick review of the facts. The… Continue Reading
Not Every Facebook Exchange is Protected: NLRB Rules for Employer
Posted in NLRBWhen employees take to Facebook with profanity-laced exchanges about their employer and job duties, odds are they will get fired. When the same employees go to the NLRB for protection under the NLRA, they cannot count on a receptive audience all the time. This much is demonstrated in an NLRB decision released last week. In… Continue Reading