On September 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it will grant certiorari in a case that will test the constitutionality of requiring mandatory payment of “fair share” union dues to be paid by...more
On January 31, President Donald Trump announced his choice to fill the Supreme Court of the United States vacancy created by the death of the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia: Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, from the U.S. Court...more
A federal appellate court recently held that an employer did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it discharged an employee who had been sleeping at work and falling short of the employer’s performance...more
4/11/2016
/ ABC Test ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Class Action ,
Deferred Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Fair Share Law ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Justice Scalia ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Persuader Rules ,
Poor Job Performance ,
Posting Requirements ,
Public Employees ,
SCOTUS ,
Sick Leave ,
Union Dues ,
Wage and Hour
On March 15, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States created...more
The sudden death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States, who served on the Court for over 30 years, has touched off a heated political debate over the appointment and consideration of...more
3/1/2016
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
AT&T Mobility v Concepcion ,
Class Action ,
Comcast v. Behrend ,
Constructive Discharge ,
DACA ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Share Law ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
Green v Brennan ,
Immigration Reform ,
Justice Scalia ,
Public Employees ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Title VII ,
Union Dues ,
US v Texas
What is on the horizon for labor and employment policy in 2016, the last year of the Obama administration when the president will seek to cement his legacy, and a national election year when the White House and control of...more
1/18/2016
/ Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
NLRB ,
Obama Administration ,
Popular ,
Right to Work ,
SCOTUS ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
A comprehensive summary of the most significant previously-issued NLRB decisions up for reconsideration now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared President Obama's recess NLRB appointments unconstitutional....more
6/30/2014
/ Canning v NLRB ,
Costco ,
Hispanics United of Buffalo ,
Karl Knauz Motors ,
Marriott ,
New Process Steel ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Popular ,
Recess Appointments ,
SCOTUS
This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States heard 90 minutes of oral argument in a landmark case regarding the constitutionality of President Obama’s January 4, 2012 “recess appointments” to the National Labor...more
In This Issue:
- Harassment. Are your executive training programs effective?
- State Round-Up. Learn about the latest employment law news in your state
- Unions. Harold Coxson and Baker Wyche discuss the new...more
12/11/2013
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Compliance ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Harassment ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Persuader Rules ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Termination ,
Training