Opinion ID: 4206537
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Employee interrogations

Text: The Board also determined that Southern violated § 8(a)(1) when it unlawfully interrogated employees Phillips, Loudermilk, and Marks for engaging in union activity. The company argues that this finding violated its due process rights because it had lacked notice of the charge since the administrative complaint had mistakenly stated that these interrogations occurred during the captive audience meetings. The Board determined that even though there was such an error in the complaint, Southern had still been put on notice of the dates, the individuals, and the basic substance of the claim, and the parties fully litigated the matter. The Board's decision issued after the company had received notice of the substance of the claim and the parties had litigated it, and we therefore decline to find a due process violation. See McGraw-Edison Co. v. NLRB, 419 F.2d 67, 77 (8th Cir. 1969). 8. Threats of discipline, job loss, and other reprisals Southern disputes the ALJ's determinations that the company threatened employees with discipline, job loss, and other unspecified reprisals if they engaged in union activity. The Board adopted these findings by the ALJ after observing that the company had merely offered conclusory exceptions and no argument in response to the ALJ recommendations (other than with respect to Southern's harassment reporting rule). Since the record shows that Southern filed exceptions and arguments disputing the ALJ's determination, the Board erred in adopting the ALJ's recommendation as unopposed. We therefore decline to enforce this portion of its order. -14-