Seyfarth Synopsis: California agricultural employers won big before the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday. In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the Court deemed unconstitutional a California labor regulation which...more
7/1/2021
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Just Compensation ,
SCOTUS ,
Takings Clause ,
Unions ,
United Farm Workers
Seyfarth Synopsis: California agricultural employers won big before the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday. In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the Court deemed unconstitutional a California labor regulation which...more
6/30/2021
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Just Compensation ,
SCOTUS ,
Takings Clause ,
Unions ,
United Farm Workers
Seyfarth Synopsis: The National Labor Relations Board has been making a lot of noise since the current administration took control. From reversing draconian restrictions on workplace civility rules to restoring employer...more
11/15/2019
/ Bargaining Units ,
Boeing ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Micro-Unions ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
Labor friendly states will likely be looking for opportunities to lessen the financial blow of the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME. The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Interpipe Contracting v. Becerra just...more
8/9/2018
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Union Dues ,
Unions
Seyfarth Synopsis: In some early spring cleaning, last week the NLRB’s Office of General Counsel released 43 memos authored by its Division of Advice meant to provide guidance to regional offices on pending charges. Here are...more
2/23/2018
/ Binding Contractual Rules ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Facebook ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Google ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Social Media Policy ,
Subway ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, December 1, 2017, newly appointed NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a memorandum containing a broad overview of his initial agenda as General Counsel. It previews many anticipated...more
12/19/2017
/ Employee Definition ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Section 7 ,
Teamsters ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the NBA season opener just over a month away, at least one team could be getting an unexpected influx of free agents. In Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball, LP, 365 NLRB No. 124 (2017), the Board...more