Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB, 535 U.S. 137 (2002)

The employer in this case, Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc., was found to have violated Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it selected four known union supporters for layoff. During a compliance hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), one of the four employees, Jose Castro, testified that he was born