Amanda Beckwith

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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The NLRB Must Apply Its Prior Standard for Protected Employee Outbursts and Abusive Speech

On July 9, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit told the National Labor Relations Board’s to reconsider the standard for whether abusive or inappropriate speech is protected under Section 7 of the...more

7/22/2024 / Abusive Acts , Disciplinary Proceedings , Employee Misconduct , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , NLRA , NLRB , Offensive Language , Protected Concerted Activity , Unions

Are You Sitting Down for This? California Court of Appeal Provides Further Guidance on Suitable Seating Claims

The California Court of Appeal in Meda v. AutoZone, Inc. recently reversed a trial court’s finding that an employer demonstrated it “provided” seats to its employees as a matter of law under California’s suitable seating...more

7/27/2022 / Appeals , AutoZone , California , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , State and Local Government , Wage and Hour

NLRB to Decide Whether Misclassification Is Standalone Violation of the NLRA

The National Labor Relations Board (Board or NLRB) could reverse a 2019 decision holding that honest, albeit mistaken, classification decisions and announcements to employees do not violate the National Labor Relations Act...more

4/1/2022 / Classification , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Independent Contractors , Labor Law Violations , Misclassification , NLRA , NLRB , State and Local Government

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