Dive Summary:

• The National Labor Relations Board says Wal-Mart illegally punished employees involved in labor protests and strikes against the big box retailer, The New York Times reports.
• The board also concluded that a Wal-Mart spokesperson unlawfully threatened Walmart employees.
• The illegal activity is centered on protests which took place involving planned Black Friday protests by Walmart associates in 2012.

Dive Insight:

“It’s a major case in terms of the number of stores,” James J. Brudney, professor at Fordham University Law School says. “And it has a national scope in terms of unlawful threats and terminations.” Walmart has denied the allegations and dismissed the National Labor Relations Board findings as “procedural.” The report states that over 100 Wal-Mart associates across a dozen U.S. states were affected.