Posts tagged uniform
8th Circuit Backs Home Depot in “BLM Apron” Case
November 16, 2025 // The Eighth Circuit disagreed, holding that Home Depot had “special circumstances” justifying enforcement of its dress-code policy. The store was near the site of civil unrest following George Floyd’s death, and the Court accepted that Home Depot could lawfully restrict potentially divisive messaging to protect employee safety, maintain order, and preserve its public image based on a “reasonable belief” as opposed to direct evidence. The case was sent back to the NLRB for further review under that standard.
Tesla allowed to ban factory workers from wearing union T-shirts: court
November 17, 2023 // On Tuesday, the 5th Circuit said that it was wrong for the NLRB to require Tesla to prove that special circumstances justified its policy. The company still allowed workers “to affix any number or size of union stickers to their team wear,” so it was not unlawfully interfering with union organizing, the court said.
San Francisco restaurant bans armed officers, police union responds
August 28, 2023 //