Home Depot Worker Illegally Fired for BLM Sign, NLRB Rules (1)

The Home Depot Inc. must reinstate a worker who was effectively fired for refusing to take the “Black Lives Matter” insignia off their work apron after the National Labor Relations Board found the employee’s actions were legally protected.

The board ruled Wednesday that the company violated federal labor law by enforcing a policy that forbids workers from placing political messages on their aprons.

The case is one of several tackling the issue of civil rights apparel in the workplace after the 2020 murder of George Floyd reinvigorated the Black Lives Matter movement. Litigation involving Whole Foods Market Inc. is pending ...