The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Maywood SNF Operations LLC, doing business as Atlas Healthcare, must reinstate Latoya Carter, a worker fired in 2021 after posting complaints about working conditions on Facebook. The decision follows an unfair labor practice charge filed by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, represented by Jessica E. Harris of Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP.
Carter’s termination came after she and other workers expressed dissatisfaction with their wages and conditions of employment, and Carter voiced similar concerns on social media. The NLRB determined that the firing violated workers’ rights to discuss workplace conditions. It ordered Carter to be reinstated to her position and paid back pay for the period of time following her termination.
The Board rejected the company’s claim of extenuating circumstances for missing the deadline to respond to the complaint, noting that personal issues of the company’s attorney did not justify the failure to request an extension.