As a follow up to my earlier blog on how rude an employee can be to his or her employer while engaging in activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), the EEOC has filed an Amicus Brief in a matter before the NLRB chiming in on the subject. The NLRB had invited interested […]
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How An Employer’s Misleading Statements Can Be Evidence of Discrimination
Two cases decided this month demonstrate how an employer’s false or inaccurate statements can bolster employees’ claims that their employer engaged in unlawful discrimination. Sykes v. Fed Ex Freight East, No. 2:17-cv-13189 (E.D. Mich. 8/3/19) In this case, a supervisor’s misrepresentation or misapplication of a workplace policy led the district court to decide that the […]
NLRA Does Not Protect Employee’s Wrongful Access Of Confidential Data
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employees have the right to discuss their wages with colleagues. The NLRA does not give employees who surreptitiously access wage data the right to discuss that information with colleagues, however. In an advice memorandum released July 16, the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of the General Counsel provides […]
Now Where Did I Put Those Confidential Documents?
Note: This is a story about an employment issue at the NLRB. Apropos of nothing perhaps, the NLRB has been open throughout the Government Shutdown, while the EEOC has been closed. We all misplace stuff, right? I found my car keys right where I left them. And my glasses were right on my forehead, which […]
Good News and . . . Interesting News
Happy 2019 to everyone! First, we begin the year with some good news: Kollman & Saucier is pleased to announce that it has been named a Tier 1 firm in Baltimore for both Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2019. As Best Lawyers explains, its […]
NLRB Union Protests Board Chair and GC
The National Labor Relations Board, we are told, is supposed to be the neutral government agency that addresses workplace issues between unions and employers. And I saw a pink unicorn on the way to work this morning. It is not unusual to hear employers sometimes suggest they are skeptical of the Board’s supposed “neutral” stance. […]
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