In a significant expansion of potential financial liability, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that makes employers who illegally fire or demote employees in violation of labor laws responsible for consequential damages related to any financial injury that the affected employees experience. This is a significant change in interpretation of existing law that expands the prior requirement for employers to make employees financially “whole” through reinstatement and back pay.
The decision was issued by the NLRB on December 13, 2022, in Thryv, Inc. and International …