December 01, 2025
The Fourth Circuit on Monday backed the National Labor Relations Board's finding that a security company illegally fired a firearms instructor after he used profanity when discussing unsafe working conditions at a Maryland firing range, ruling that his comments were protected by federal labor law.
January 30, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board asked the Fourth Circuit to support its conclusion that a security company illegally fired an instructor following his profane outburst, challenging the company's claim that the worker is a manager who doesn't have federal labor law protection.
November 20, 2023
A terminated instructor at a security training center in Maryland was a manager who lacked federal labor law protection, a security company argued to the Fourth Circuit, challenging the National Labor Relations Board's conclusion that the company unlawfully fired the worker after his profane outburst.