New York CNN —The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled that Home Depot violated the law by firing an employee after he refused to remove “BLM” (which stand for “Black Lives Matter”) messaging from his work apron. The NLRB ruled that Morales’ refusal to remove the messaging was a “protected concerted activity” to protest the racial injustice that took place at the store from August 2020 to February 2021. The Board’s reasoning flips rulings from lower NLRB judges on BLM messaging on employee uniforms in Home Depot and Whole Foods. A change in messagingThe decision by the Labor Board overturned a ruling by an NLRB administrative law judge in 2022. A decision by an administrative law judge can be appealed to the Board, made up of five members.

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Persons: George Floyd’s, Floyd –, Antonio Morales, Morales, ”, Paul Bogas, ” Bogas, Ariel Sotolongo, Risa Lieberwitz Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Labor Relations Board, BLM, NLRB, ” Workers, National Labor Relations, Foods, Depot, Labor, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Appeals, First Circuit Locations: New York, United States, New Brighton , Minnesota, Minneapolis