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Captive-Audience Meetings and the Future of Unlawful Corporate Coercion

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BY: Ally Brown, Junior Staffer In November 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overturned a nearly 80-year precedent on captive-audience meetings in Amazon.com Services LLC. Captive-audience meetings are mandatory employer-led meetings where employers can express views on unionization, politics, and religion during work hours. Under threat of discipline or discharge for leaving early or […]