Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP allegedly violated federal labor law by blocking its associates’ access to internal email distribution lists they used to discuss ramifications of the firm’s $100 million deal with the Trump administration, according to a worker advocacy group.
The National Institute for Workers’ Rights filed an unfair labor practice charge against Skadden with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday. The group accused the firm of interfering with its associates’ legal rights after it agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono services to the administration, and to curb its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
“Associates used firm email to discuss these changes, submit resignations, plan coordinated rejections of recruitment activities, and express concerns about the impact on what they do, with whom they work, and their ethical obligations,” according to the charging document provided to Bloomberg Law.
The worker advocacy group filed its charge with the NLRB’s New York regional office. Agency staffers will investigate the claims. The regional director will issue a complaint if he finds merit to the allegations.
Skadden didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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