Legal Opinion
Northeastern Land Services, Ltd. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 13, 2009No. 08-1878PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This case provides a cautionary tale for employers about the risk of maintaining and enforcing a broad confidentiality clause. Northeastern Land Services, Ltd. (“NLS”) petitions for review of the National Labor Relations Board’s finding that it violated section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1), by maintaining an overbroad confidentiality provision and by discharging its employee Jamison Dupuy for violating it. Ne. Land Servs., Ltd., 352 N.L.R.B. No. 89, 2008-2009 NLRB Dec. (CCH) ¶ 15,110 (June 27, 2008). The Board has filed a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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