In-N-Out Burger’s Ban on ‘Fight for $15' Buttons Broke the Law (2)

In-N-Out Burger Inc. violated federal labor law when it told servers in Austin, Texas, they couldn’t wear “Fight for $15" buttons on their uniforms.

The fast-food chain didn’t show the “special circumstances” necessary to allow it to avoid federal labor law’s general requirement that employees must be permitted to wear union insignia at work, a federal appeals court said. The July 6 ruling reaffirms that the exception to the general requirement is “narrow” and that employers typically will find themselves on the wrong side of the law if they try to block workers from displaying their support for unionization or ...