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NLRB Extends NLRA Protection to Discussions of Race in the Workplace

April 25, 2023

Via: HR Hero

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel publicly issued on February 27, 2023 an Advice Memorandum confirming the agency’s view that workplace discussions about racism are protected concerted activity under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The memo is significant in that it demonstrates that the current NLRB considers retaliation against employees who have such workplace discussions to constitute an unfair labor practice under the NLRA, even for non-union employers. What do employers need to know about this development in federal labor law?

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