Legal Opinion
Kiewit Power Constructors Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 3, 2011No. 10-1289, 10-1312PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
When the Kiewit Power Constructors Company warned its electricians that their morning and afternoon breaks were too long, two of them responded that things would “get ugly” if they were disciplined, and one said that the supervisor had “better bring [his] boxing gloves.” Each was fired. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reinstated both workers, finding that in context their statements were not physical threats, but were merely figures of speech made in the…
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