With President Trump's announcement to fire the "SOBs" who kneel in disrespect to the flag and national anthem, the whole NFL protest has been the subject of discussion in our office. This brought up the question of whether firing the "SOBs" would be permissible, or retaliation under some law.
EMPLOYERS BEWARE: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Workplace Recording Policy is Unlawful
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently became the second federal appeals court to hold an employer's policy prohibiting photographing and recording in the workplace violates the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). The Court held unlawful the employer's policy that prohibited all "photography and audio or video recording in the workplace" without prior permission from a manager, human resources, or the employer's legal department. (T-Mobile USA, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board).1
