Trader Joe’s Co. failed to convince a federal appeals court to nix a National Labor Relations Board decision finding the company illegally disciplined and fired a worker who complained about Covid-19 safety.
The NLRB cited enough evidence to determine that Trader Joe’s didn’t prove it would have taken action against Jill Groeschel absent her protected activities, which included raising concerns about pandemic safety and filing an unfair labor practice charge against the company, a divided US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
“Regardless of whether Trader Joe’s could have suspended and terminated Groeschel for reasons beyond her ...