VOUDRIS LAW LLC
  • Home
  • ATTORNEYS
  • Blog
  • CLIENT REVIEWS
  • CASES
    • Discrimination
    • WRONGFUL TERMINATION
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Overtime Pay
  • Contact

VOUDRIS LAW BLOG

Employees Permitted to Complain About Working Conditions

4/11/2016

 
An appellate court ruled in favor of employee claims under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and against MikLin Enterprises, Inc. doing business as Jimmy John’s (“Jimmy John’s”).  The ruling came after a group of employees who put up posters were fired “for being the leaders and the developers” of the posters.  The posters were placed in general public areas both in stores and in other public places within two blocks of the store.  The posters suggested that, because Jimmy John’s employers were not permitted paid sick leave, the customers eating at those restaurants risked becoming sick from food prepared by sick employees.  The National Labor Relations Board held that Jimmy John’s violated the NLRA by firing or disciplining employees who engaged in protected concerted activity and for removing protected material from public places and bulletin boards, among other violations.  The Eighth Circuit ruled that the Board’s decisions were supported by substantial evidence and granted the Board’s application for enforcement and denied Jimmy John’s petition for review.  See MikLin Enterprises, Inc. v. NLRB, No. 14-3099 (8th Cir. 2016).

Complaining To Co-Workers About Work Conditions

5/23/2012

 
The National Labor Relations Act protects workers from being fired or disciplined for discussing or complaining about work conditions with fellow employees.  Although the Act generally governs union activities or efforts to form a union, Section 7 of the Act applies to non-union work places as well.  It provides:  "Employees shall have the right . . . to  engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection."

    Categories

    All
    Age Discrimination
    Disability Discrimination
    DOL Settlements
    EEOC Settlements
    English Only
    Equal Pay
    FMLA
    Hostile Work Environment
    Minimum Wages
    National Origin Discrimination
    NLRA
    Overtime Wages
    Pregnancy Discrimination
    Race Discrimination
    Religious Discrimination
    Retaliation
    Severance Agreements
    Sex Discrimination
    Sexual Harassment
    Sexual Orientation
    U.S. Supreme Court
    Voudris Law

    RSS Feed

Pages

Home Page
Attorneys
Blog
Client Reviews
​Cases
Contact

Contact Info

Phone:
440-543-0670 (Phone)
440-543-0721 (fax)

Email: 
svoudris@voudrislaw.com

Address: 
8401 Chagrin Road, Suite 8 
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023


​

Contact Us

Submit
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
10.0Stephan Isaiah Voudris
Picture
Picture
© Voudris Law LLC 2011-2022
*The materials on this website and any information provided to you by phone, email, or in-person are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice.  No attorney-client relationship is formed until a fee agreement is executed.
  • Home
  • ATTORNEYS
  • Blog
  • CLIENT REVIEWS
  • CASES
    • Discrimination
    • WRONGFUL TERMINATION
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Overtime Pay
  • Contact