January 09, 2025
The Fifth Circuit should reconsider its decision to hold a Georgia company liable for a National Labor Relations Act violation, the company argued Thursday, saying the appellate court should not have deferred to the National Labor Relations Board's legal conclusions under precedent set by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
November 26, 2024
A company that supplies staff to a food distributor violated federal labor law by firing a worker who went directly to the distributor with her wage concerns, a split Fifth Circuit found, upholding a National Labor Relations Board finding.
September 04, 2024
A logistics company told a Fifth Circuit panel during oral arguments Wednesday that an employee who was fired for allegedly disparaging comments made over LinkedIn wasn't protected under labor law, although the panel pointed out that an employee can take protected wage complaints to outside parties.
March 08, 2024
The Fifth Circuit should uphold a National Labor Relations Board decision finding a worker's LinkedIn message complaining about wages to a customer is protected under federal labor law, the board argued, challenging a logistics company's claims that the worker was lawfully fired.