Category
Dress Code
Prohibiting BLM Messages on Employee Clothing is Legal says NLRB Judge
Most employers have dress code requirements and prohibit employees from wearing certain messages and symbols on their work attire. At Home Depot, its dress code states that the orange apron “is not an appropriate place to promote or display religious beliefs, causes or political messages unrelated to workplace matters.” Home Depot employees...
Firing an employee for discussing work warning with a co-worker is illegal
A staffing company learned an expensive lesson after it questioned and then terminated an employee (administrative assistant to the branch manager) who complained to a co-worker about unfair application of the company dress code policy. The employee felt her discipline was unfair (because other similarly dressed employees were not disciplined) an...
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