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NLRB Notes Rising Complaints about Safety and Inequity

February 28, 2023

Via: SHRM
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces employees’ workplace rights, is seeing a trend of workers advocating for racial justice and safety, Jennifer Abruzzo, the NLRB general counsel, told attendees at SHRM’s Employment Law & Compliance Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27.

In the last few years, there have been more health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic and more concerns over racial justice and social justice, Abruzzo said. One example of that is workers who brought complaints about being fired for wearing Black Lives Matters logos.

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