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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

#Fired: Post a Tweet, Lose Your Job

FordHarrison on 8/23/2016

Many people enjoy spouting off what they view as 140-character tidbits of wisdom on the social media platform Twitter. But recently several individuals have found themselves in trouble with their employers (read: former...more

In Fresenius, the NLRB Admits It Was Wrong . . . Sort Of!

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/1/2015

On June 24, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new decision involving allegations that an employer had unlawfully discharged an employee who had scrawled sexually-oriented obscenities and threatening...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - April 2015

Fenwick & West LLP on 4/29/2015

Ninth Circuit Reviews Enforceability of Waiver of Right to Reemployment - Does California Business and Professions Code § 16600 prohibit employees from waiving their right to reemployment with prior employers? The...more

NLRB determines vulgar Facebook posts protected concerted activity

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/21/2015

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined that Pier Sixty LLC, a New York catering service, violated federal labor law by firing an employee server after he posted a Facebook message protesting supervisory abuse...more

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#Fired: Post a Tweet, Lose Your Job

In Fresenius, the NLRB Admits It Was Wrong . . . Sort Of!

Fenwick Employment Brief - April 2015

NLRB determines vulgar Facebook posts protected concerted activity

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