Long-Term Remote Work Strategies
Deflating the Union Rat
I-24 – Thankful for Volume 1, 2017, and Relationships
A federal judge in Texas recently cast new doubt on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ability to oversee labor disputes, agreeing with SpaceX that the agency’s Board Members and Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) are...more
The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court resolved a long-standing split among circuit courts when it issued a ruling in a high-profile labor dispute between Starbucks and the NLRB. The case originated in Memphis, Tennessee, where,...more
The Supreme Court just sided with Starbucks in a case where the Labor Board tried to force the company to temporarily reinstate workers who were fired for hosting media interviews afterhours in a closed store. Starbucks said...more
In Michigan AFSCME Council 25 v. County of Wayne, the Supreme Court of Michigan declined an application filed by Michigan AFSCME Council 25 and Affiliated Local 101 for leave to appeal a judgment of the circuit court and...more
In 2019, in response to the “#MeToo” movement, the New Jersey Legislature enacted a law that made any “non-disclosure provision” in an employment contract or settlement agreement unenforceable against the employee, if the...more
The EU ‘Brussels I-bis’ regulation designates which country’s court has jurisdiction in international situations. It contains specific procedural rules for employment disputes....more
Determining the TBU at the start of the social elections process. The 2024 social elections are scheduled for 13-26 May, when workers will elect their representatives on the works council and the health and safety...more
While the nature of the work environment has been evolving over the past few years, employment disputes remain a constant. Clearly, COVID has impacted the workplace and has led to a host of disputes across nearly every...more
In a recent opinion in Hill v. Walmart Inc., the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Walmart on Hill’s claim for waiting time penalties under Labor Code section 203, finding there was a good-faith dispute...more
In De Facendis v. Toronto Parking Authority, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that when a claim for workplace sexual harassment and workplace sexual assault “arises under the collective agreement,” a labour...more
Labor court proceedings are of great importance in Germany. Employees and employers often meet again in court, especially when it comes to the termination of their employment relationship. The German labor court procedure has...more
China’s regulator in charge of employment issues, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the Supreme People’s Court of China jointly published the Typical Cases of Labour and Personnel Disputes (First Batch)...more
As explained in greater detail in a prior alert, Virginia has enacted a number of new employment laws that increase employee rights and protections. Most of these new laws took effect on July 1, 2020....more
Taiwan’s new Labour Incident Act (LIA) came into effect on 1 January 2020, representing a major overhaul of how labour disputes are handled. The LIA aims to strengthen protection for employees by simplifying access to the...more
The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska recently granted a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration despite a plaintiff’s claims that she had never seen or signed the employment agreement containing the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S....more
While the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) does not provide federal subject matter jurisdiction, federal courts may nevertheless have jurisdiction over proceedings to compel arbitration if the underlying claim is “predicated...more
A recent $93.6 million verdict from an Oregon jury has the potential to bankrupt a union that some describe as one of the strongest and most militant in the United States—the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...more
A recent Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion should serve as a reminder to Arkansas businesses that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) (the federal governmental agency responsible for enforcing U.S. labor law in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The trend-lines describe employment-related litigation in the past 25 years: (1) the emergence of arbitration as a flexible and increasingly legally viable to resolve employment claims...more
Two recent decisions illustrate that the provision of benefits to employees prior to or during a union organizing campaign may violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “Act”)....more
Employment disputes quickly become expensive, are long-drawn and have the ability to cause reputational risk to both disputing parties. More often than not, even settlement agreements intended to resolve the dispute – which...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Pending bi-partisan legislation aimed at preventing employers from enforcing arbitration agreements of sexual harassment claims might make employers unable to enforce arbitration agreements, and class...more