
What The F#*%! NLRB Addresses Offensive Outbursts in Workplace
In a ruling this summer, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) modified the standard for determining whether employees have been lawfully disciplined or discharged after making “abusive” or “offensive” statements in the course of activity that is otherwise protected under the National Labor Relations Act. The language at issue include profane, racist and sexually unacceptable remarks. The decision came in a case brought against General Motors, and the Board held that case