April 28, 2026
A major Texas electric company was allowed to fire a union-represented worker for testifying that the company's smart meters were damaging people's homes, a D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, finding the worker's 2012 testimony at a Texas Senate committee hearing wasn't protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
September 12, 2025
A D.C. Circuit panel struggled Friday with the appropriate line for when an employee's public criticisms of their employer maintain protection under federal labor law as it weighed upholding a National Labor Relations Board ruling finding a Texas utility unlawfully fired a worker who testified before the state Senate.
February 05, 2025
The National Labor Relations Board properly found that a Texas utility company illegally fired a worker who testified before state lawmakers about the potential safety hazards of advanced utility meters, board attorneys argued before the D.C. Circuit, defending the NLRB's second finding that the 2013 firing was unlawful.