Tag: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

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7th Circuit Holds Winery Violated NLRA Over ‘Cellar Lives Matter’ Slogan

By Heath P. Straka, Partner, Axley Brynelson, LLP Jun 10, 2021 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 10, 2021

The 7th Circuit recently upheld a decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a case involving Woodbridge Winery. The ruling cemented employees’ right to display a pro-union message on their clothing, despite the employer’s actions to remove the messaging from the workplace. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects an employee’s right to […]

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7th Circuit Sends Sex-Based Salary Comments Back to the 1950s

By Kelly Smith-Haley, Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP Jun 9, 2021 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jun 9, 2021

As any high schooler with a smartphone will tell you, your words can haunt you long after you utter them. One high school recently learned the same is true for its employees, thanks to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Read on to see why the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose decisions apply […]