JD Supra

Context Matters: Eighth Circuit Backs Home Depot’s Ban on BLM Apron Message Due To “Special Circumstances”

On November 6, 2025, the Eighth Circuit vacated and remanded a split decision from the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” ...

'Not a Generic Message': 8th Circuit Sides With Home Depot's Defense for Barring 'BLM' on Uniforms

"Context matters. The activity in dispute was not a display at a random location in the United States; it was not at a normal ...

Appeals Court Sides With Home Depot Over NLRB in BLM Dispute (1)

Home Depot Inc. doesn’t have to rehire a Minnesota retail worker after a federal appeals court held that the National Labor ...
JD Supra

Eighth Circuit Clarifies When Employers May Restrict Employees' Social or Political Expression

On November 6th, 2025, the  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that found Home ...
HRD America

Home Depot wins court battle over BLM apron policy amid unrest

Home Depot’s dress code faced legal heat after an employee refused to remove a “BLM” apron message during a period of workplace and social unrest.
OPB

BLM timber sales in Oregon and Washington are now closed to the public

An environmental advocate in Southern Oregon said a new policy excluding the public from federal timber auctions hurts accountability and transparency. George Sexton, conservation director for KS Wild ...