In a unanimous decision affirming a ruling by an agency administrative law judge (ALJ), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) held recently that a non-union employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it terminated two employees after they brought up concerns about the employer’s failure to pay overtime and provide the employees with meal breaks.
The Board’s decision in Castro Valley Animal Hospital, 370 NLRB 80 (2021), although not groundbreaking, serves as an important reminder that federal labor law protections extend to workers in both union and non-union workplaces.
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