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The phrase "Protected Concerted Activity" refers to certain protected activities specified in the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Under the NLRA, covered employees may join together to improve... more +
The phrase "Protected Concerted Activity" refers to certain protected activities specified in the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Under the NLRA, covered employees may join together to improve their wages and working conditions. If employees are engaged in "protected concerted activity" and suffer adverse employment consequences, such employees may seek redress under the NLRA, whether or not they are members of a union.  less -
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Interview Exchange Leads to Unfair Labor Practice Claims

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This week, Elon Musk interviewed former President Trump on his social media platform X. During the interview, the two participants discussed their response to a hypothetical strike at Musk’s Tesla production facility. Trump...more

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[Ongoing Program] Master Class 2022 Wrap-Up - May 3rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more

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Flying Solo: Can a Single Employee’s Workplace Complaint Qualify as Protected Concerted Activity?

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Against the backdrop of workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates, increased employee gripes about working conditions, and a workforce empowered like never before, employers are beginning to grapple with a new challenge – whether a...more

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[Ongoing Program] Strikes, Job Actions and ‘Concerted Activity’: On the Rise for NonUnion and Unionized Business - March 8th, 2:00...

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Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more

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[Ongoing Program] Opening Plenary Session – The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law - February 1st, 2:00...

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Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more

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Back From The Dead – Protecting The Right To Organize Act Reintroduced In The House

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On February 4, 2021, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO Act”) was reintroduced by Democrats in the United States House of Representatives. If enacted, the PRO Act would dramatically transform American labor...more

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Labor Board Confirms Employees’ Uniform Protest Is Protected Activity

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The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer could not discipline a group of protesting employees who reported to work in street clothes instead of their uniforms to draw attention to a uniform shortage....more

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NLRB Adopts Single Rule to Evaluate Employee Misconduct

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The National Labor Relations Board has traditionally applied separate tests to evaluate whether employee discipline violated the National Labor Relations Act, depending on the context of the underlying misconduct. This has...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms NLRB in Upholding Discharge of Fast and Furious Employee for Highway Misconduct

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In Local 702, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO v. National Labor Relations Board and Consolidated Communications, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently upheld the termination of a...more

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The NLRB Confirms that Intermittent Strikes in Furtherance of the Same Goal are Unprotected

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The National Labor Relations Act’s (NLRA or Act) Section 7 grants to all employees — regardless of whether they are unionized or not — the right to engage in protected concerted activity (PCA). Accordingly, an employer may...more

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The Union Strikes Back: Work Stoppages Of The Future

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In 2018, strikes appeared to be everywhere: from fast food restaurants to Google, statehouses to schoolhouses. After decades of declining strike activity, workers took to the streets on a magnitude not seen in recent memory....more

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Will Your Workers Go On Strike This Week? What You Need To Know

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Employee walkouts and protests are likely to occur on a large scale starting yesterday and lasting through Thursday, spurred on by the union-supported “Fight for $15” movement and in anticipation of the upcoming midterm...more

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Thorough Employer Investigation Helps Establish Employer’s “Honest Belief” of Employees’ Picket Line Misconduct

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The Board is now operating at a full complement and is issuing decisions on a fairly regular basis. Nothing earth shattering in terms of law (which is kind of a relief) but there are some interesting issues worth discussing....more

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"May Day" Demonstrations are Imminent: Lawful Employer Responses to Advocacy

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According to leaders of the Service Employees International Union, the Food Chain Workers Alliance, the Rural Community Workers Alliance and other labor groups, upwards of 350,000 workers are planning on striking or...more

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Don't Strike Out: What to Do if Your Employees Strike on May 1

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With the news reporting a large labor strike of around 350,000 workers planned for May 1, employers should develop a response strategy now to limit liability and keep their businesses humming. The nature of this strike may...more

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‘A Day Without Immigrants’ National Strike Planned – What Can Employers Do?

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Activists throughout the U.S., but focused in Washington, D.C., are planning a protest that exhorts employees not to report to work on February 16, 2017, as one measure to demonstrate what a “Day Without Immigrants” can mean...more

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Protests Move North of the Border? Canadian Employers Responses to a National General Strike

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On February 17, 2017, activists opposing the new administration are planning a national general strike, including protests and work stoppages. In light of the growing support for the strike, U.S employers face questions...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Q And A About Employee “Political Protest” Strikes

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We reported yesterday on the immigrant strikes expected nationwide today and tomorrow, and whether the strikers are protected under the National Labor Relations Act. Here is a more in-depth look at the issue. Q-This week...more

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Nonunion Employees Striking – How to Respond

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A National General Strike has been announced for February 17, 2017 as a “peaceful display of resistance and solidarity” to protest the Trump Administration’s policies. This “strike” poses thorny legal issues for nonunion...more

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How Employers Should Respond To Tomorrow's Immigrant Strike

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Many of you may have already heard of a potential national immigration protest scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, February 16. Immigrant employees and students are being encouraged to stay home, immigrant-owned business to...more

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Wait . . . Can They Do This? Employers’ Responses to a National General Strike

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What began as a rumor has now become a real possibility for significant grassroots action. Activists who oppose President Trump have called for a national general strike on Friday, February 17, 2017. ...more

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