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In yet another case that impacts both union and non-union employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently found that an employee who asked coworkers for assistance in preserving evidence for a sex harassment complaint she planned to raise with her employer was engaged in "concerted activities" for "mutual aid and protection" under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, Inc., 361 NLRB No. 12 (Aug. 11, 2014). In so doing, the NLRB broadened the scope of protections under the NLRA to cover employees who pursue claims against their employers under a multitude of other federal and state statutes that regulate the workplace. Continue reading this article here.