GROUP BLOG: NLRB holds that a Jimmy John’s franchisee had unfair labor practices, protects employees’ free speech

On April 21, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that a franchisee of the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain committed unfair labor practices, ordering it to cease and desist disparaging or promoting the disparagement of pro-union workers. Additionally, the decision required the franchisee to offer reinstatement for discharged employees, rescind each disputed written warning, and provide full back-pay to each employee for lost earnings and/or other benefits.

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