The FTC Takes Action Against the Amazon Prime Program
The FTC and DOJ Act Against Amazon to Protect Privacy
The Labor Law Insider: New York Amazon Employees Vote for Union - What Do We Learn?
Law Brief®: Mark Rosenberg and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Recent Experiences With Amazon Neutral Patent Evaluations
Episode 153 -- The Mighty Amazon Falls to OFAC Enforcement Sword
Subro Sense Podcast - Unpacking Product Claims Against Amazon
Amazon’s Pilot Program for Patent Disputes
On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or the “Board”) ability to seek injunctive relief during the pendency of an unfair labor practice proceeding. In a near...more
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As we previously discussed in June 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) pursued a 10(j) injunction against a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York after it fired workers for allegedly engaging in union...more
In February 2021, New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the retailer failed to sufficiently prioritize hygiene, sanitation and social distancing at its fulfillment center...more
Despite the always shifting pendulum of labor law, unionization rates in the private sector have decreased and remained low since the 1970’s. However, a recent surge of unionization efforts, coupled with unique economic...more
A great American songwriter and singer once wrote ”picket lines and picket signs, don't punish me with brutality, talk to me so you can see, what's going on...” –Marvin Gaye, 1971...more
Tom Godar, of counsel at Husch Blackwell, and host of the Labor Law Insider, explores the impact of the successful union election campaign at Amazon’s Staten Island distribution center. This is in contrast to the ongoing...more
There has been no shortage of news on labor drives at Amazon, the eCommerce giant with over 1.2 million employees. Earlier this year, we reported on one of Amazon’s most notable victories at an Alabama facility—a labor drive...more
On August 2, 2021, the high profile union campaign at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama took another interesting turn, as a hearing officer with the NLRB recommended that the Board throw out the earlier union election...more
Big union news on Monday, with a NLRB hearing officer advocating for the Board to set aside the results of an early April union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama based on the ‘zon allegedly “illegally...more
On April 9, 2021, all eyes were on Bessemer, Alabama as votes were counted in the most highly publicized union vote in recent memory. President Biden, politicians, activists, nonprofits, and celebrities all weighed in, and...more
On Friday, April 9, 2021, workers for Amazon in Alabama voted by an overwhelming majority to remain union-free, thereby preventing Amazon's first union-organized facility in the United States. According to organized labor,...more
Today Amazon won a major victory in a union organizing campaign involving one of its Alabama facilities. Pundits have talked up this campaign for months and months, many suggesting that it would serve as a bellwether for a...more
Against the backdrop of a new administration, an evolving workforce, and a changing economy brought about by the pandemic, the landscape for union organizing has radically changed in 2021. While the nation’s attention is...more
Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama, will soon decide if they want to remain union-free or to unionize. About 5,000 employees who work at an Amazon Distribution Center will be eligible to vote in an upcoming union...more
Social Media, Behavior Policies Tossed by NLRB ALJ - Why it matters - Prohibiting social media activity by employees that “reflect[s] poorly” on the employer violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), an...more
In this month's highlights, a federal court rules that insurance coverage was triggered for the defense of garment hang tag "advertisements" in a trademark/copyright and unfair competition lawsuit…the California Supreme Court...more
The United States Supreme Court issued an interesting decision last month on whether employees who are required to undergo security screening after their work was done should be paid for that time. The Supreme Court found in...more
The employer in this case, Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc., provides staffing to Amazon.com throughout the United States. Plaintiffs Jesse Busk and Laurie Castro worked as hourly employees retrieving and packaging products...more
U.S. Supreme Court: Security Screenings Not Compensable - Why it matters: In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that the time spent by...more
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, a unanimous court held that time spent by employees in mandatory security checks after work is not compensable, unless the screenings are "integral and indispensable" to the principal...more
The United States Supreme Court recently held in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk et al. that time spent waiting for and undergoing post-shift security checks is not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
In Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, the United States Supreme Court addressed whether an employee is “working” when undergoing a security screening because he or she is required to do so by the employer. In a...more
In Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument recently in a class action case regarding whether employees assigned by their employer to work at an Amazon warehouse must be...more