We often get a raised eyebrow or a confused look when discussing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) or National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). For companies free from union activity and free from ...

It is widely known that employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees for engaging in "protected activity." But what is "protected activity?" Unfortunately, the definition of "protected ...

The National Labor Relations Board widened the scope of what workplace behavior is considered protected activity in a decision issued Thursday. In Miller Plastic Products, Inc., the board ruled that ...

Commentary Board of Contributors Protected Activity? Think Again. What Employers Need to Know It is important for employers to understand what employee activity/conduct is protected under the law and ...

Section 8(a)1 of the NLRA prohibits employers from interfering with or restraining employees from exercising the statute’s core rights, spelled out in Section 7 of the act. These core rights — ...

"The company’s knowledge of Vincer’s protected activity, coupled with a change in its response to Vincer’s problematic behavior mere days after the protected activity, and the absence of any ...

Ask for the FMLA form, get fired – and your employer could be on the hook. That is the warning from a new federal appeals ruling. On May 14, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled ...