NLRB Affirms Apple Is Clear of Ex-Developer’s Labor Law Charges

Apple Inc.’s termination of a software developer for disruptive behavior contrary to its business conduct policy comported with federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.

The NLRB on Wednesday rejected Ellen Shen’s challenge to an administrative law judge’s ruling that she wasn’t protected by the National Labor Relations Act when she sent mass emails and Slack messages to her coworkers about her personal issues with management.

Shen represented herself while contesting the administrative law judge’s decision handed down in January, two weeks prior to President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The NLRB general counsel’s office, which litigated the case before ...