March 27, 2024
The D.C. Circuit upheld an NLRB ruling that a Cadillac dealer illegally fired a worker even though the board changed the applicable precedent during the appeal, saying Wednesday that the long-running case appears to shake out the same under either version of the shifting standard for worker outbursts.
December 15, 2023
A D.C. Circuit panel appeared unsure Friday how to handle a long-running National Labor Relations Board unfair firing case during which the board twice changed the legal standard it applies to worker outbursts, likening the accused employer to a "ping-pong ball" being bounced between the board and the courts.
July 18, 2023
The D.C. Circuit should uphold the National Labor Relations Board's decision finding an Illinois car dealership illegally fired a union-represented mechanic following his profane outburst, the board argued in an appellate brief, saying the dealership violated federal labor law regardless of which agency standard is analyzed.
April 17, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board wrongly determined that a union-represented mechanic's profane outburst in Greek was protected under federal labor law, an Illinois car dealership argued, urging the D.C. Circuit to review the case again and reverse the board's ruling.