In-N-Out Burger Inc. won’t get a chance to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that it should be allowed to ban workers from wearing buttons supporting a union-backed campaign for higher minimum wages and stronger workplace rights.
The high court Feb. 25 declined to hear In-N-Out’s challenge to a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling that it violated labor law by telling a worker to remove his “Fight for $15" button. The Fifth Circuit ruled that the burger chain’s concerns about food safety and its unique public image can’t justify restricting workers’ rights to communicate and take actions ...