8/20/19
Protected Concerted Activity 2+ people acting together to improve working conditions or wages; also 1 person if
Excludes reckless or malicious behavior – sabotaging equipment, lies about a product, revealing trade secrets may cause action to lose protection May also exclude “hate speech”
he/she involves others before acting or acts on behalf of others Does not require union membership
Some Examples Social media comments Sharing own confidential information, including wages, corrective actions, etc. Rules restricting criticism of management Rules requiring employees to be respectful or that prohibit an employee from poking fun, denigrate or defame co-works and others Rules prohibiting resistance to proper work related orders or discipline, even though not overt insubordination
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