Employer Conduct Prohibited Under NLRA

The NLRA prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining or otherwise discriminating against employees who exercise their rights. Prohibited discrimination includes demotion, layoff, wage cuts and denying a promotion. Here are some examples of conduct prohibited under NLRA: If a group of employees asks the employer for a raise and the employer fires them for asking, the employer has violated the NLRA--the employees were engaged in group conduct for the purpose of dealing with a workplace issue. An employer who refuses to promote an employee because that employee had spoken with her co-workers about union representation has also violated the NLRA. Similarly, an employer who suspends a worker for handing out union leaflets in the locker room during lunch has violated the NLRA.