NLRB Clarifies General Counsel's Initial Burden in Wright Line Analysis of Employer Motive | Practical Law
In Tschiggfrie Properties, Ltd., the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concluded that to meet the burden of proof under Wright Line, the General Counsel must provide evidence of a causal relationship between an employee's protected activity and the employer's adverse action against that employee, not just an employer's animus towards unions or protected activity.