Split 5th Circuit Panel Affirms NLRB’s Reinstatement Of Fired Trader Joe’s Worker

( March 9, 2026, 4:12 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Despite a dissenting judge calling her “the sort of employee who haunts the nightmares of HR managers everywhere,” a fired Trader Joe’s crew member will be reinstated to her job and compensated for lost earnings and further make-whole relief pursuant to Thryv, Inc.,   following a ruling by a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals majority that granted the National Labor Relations Board’s cross-petition to enforce an order finding that the employee was unlawfully fired after she engaged in protected activity regarding COVID-19 safety protocols....