2nd Circuit won’t enforce Starbucks NLRB orders

The Second Circuit declined to enforce a National Labor Relations Board order against Starbucks over its dress code, which governs union pins and logo shirts, finding the board's reasoning rested on a misreading of precedent. The court also refused to enforce a separate NLRB finding that Starbucks' one-pin limit amounted to an unfair labor practice.

Rather than ruling for either side outright, the appellate court instructed the NLRB to apply what it called a more evenly measured balancing test weighing company and union interests before revisiting the policies.

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