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.