NLRB Advice Memo Clears Employer in Political Protest Firings and Signals Future Action

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has cleared an employer of unfair labor practice charges over its firing of two employees who organized a political protest at the company's headquarters. In a recently released advice memo, an attorney in the NLRB’s Division of Advice found no violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and directed the agency's regional office not to prosecute.