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Employees have a right to express support for Black Lives Matter while they’re on the job, according to a historic labor board decision

  • Written by Michael Z. Green, Professor of Law and Director, Workplace Law Program, Texas A&M University
imageThe aftershocks of George Floyd's death are still reverberating for Home Depot.Godofredo A. Vásquez-Pool/Getty Images

A Home Depot store violated labor law when it disciplined Antonio Morales, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Feb. 21, 2024.

Morales, a Home Depot employee in the Minneapolis area, had drawn the letters BLM on a work...

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