NASA Security Contractor’s Firing of Officer Violated Labor Law

A NASA security contractor violated federal labor law when it suspended an officer, threatened him with a criminal probe, and later fired him for repeatedly complaining about his working conditions to management, a federal appeals court ruled.

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision holding that Security Walls LLC illegally retaliated against officer Randall Kelley, who worked at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

The board correctly found that Kelley engaged in protected concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act when he discussed not being reimbursed for ...