LMRDA, First Amendment

Top Five Labor Law Developments For October 2017

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/16/2017

Home health aides who successfully objected to the collection of “fair share” fees without their consent may not proceed as a class, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago, has ruled,...more

Executive Labor Summary - November / December 2016

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/22/2016

NEWS & ANALYSIS - President-Elect Trump chooses Andrew F. Puzder for U.S. Secretary of Labor – “the times they are a changin’.” As we reported at the time, on December 8 President-Elect Trump announced that Andrew F....more

Permanently Barred: ‘Persuader' Rule Not Persuasive to Texas Judge

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/21/2016

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) “Persuader” Rule is unlawful and should not become law anywhere in the United States. That is the holding of an order issued on November 16, 2016, by United States Senior Judge Sam R....more

DOL Persuader Rule Blocked by Federal Judge

Saul Ewing LLP on 11/21/2016

On November 16, 2016, a District Judge in the Northern District of Texas permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing a new regulation that would have increased disclosure requirements for employers that...more

Texas Judge Blocks DOL Persuader Rule with Nationwide Permanent Injunction

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 11/18/2016

On November 16, 2016, a Texas federal judge permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from enforcing its persuader rule in National Federation of Independent Business, et al. v. Thomas E. Perez, et al., Case...more

DOL's 'Persuader' Rule Permanently Blocked By Texas Court

Miller Canfield on 11/18/2016

As we explained in our March 24, 2016 alert, on March 23, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) finalized its “persuader” rule, which would have required that employers and legal consultants report all pay arrangements...more

Implementation of DOL's New Persuader Rule Permanently Blocked

FordHarrison on 11/17/2016

A federal court in Texas has issued a decision permanently blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing the final version of its "persuader rule." See National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Perez...more

Judge Puts Brakes on Department of Labor’s “Persuader Rule”

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/8/2016

The United States Department of Labor issued regulations earlier this year finalizing the “Persuader Rule.” Under the new Rule, employers and consultants (including lawyers) would be required to report labor relations advice...more

Two Federal Courts Issue Guidance on DOL’s “Persuader Rule”

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 7/1/2016

Recent Department of Labor (DOL) rulemaking proceedings and compliance letters have been successfully challenged in the federal courts. These cases are important because the work of the DOL, in enforcing and interpreting the...more

Executive Labor Summary - May / June 2016

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/1/2016

NEWS & ANALYSIS - DOL Persuader Rule will not take effect July 1, after court issues preliminary injunction – In the second decision to be issued in the three lawsuits challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s new...more

Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction on DOL Persuader Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/30/2016

A Texas federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction this week barring the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its Persuader Rule, which was set to take effect on July 1, 2016. This is the second federal...more

Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Bars Implementation of Department of Labor's "Persuader Rule"

BakerHostetler on 6/30/2016

On June 27, a federal court in Texas enjoined the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) from implementing its new interpretation of the “Persuader Rule.” In a sweeping 86-page rebuff to the DOL, the court opined that the...more

Federal Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against DOL Persuader Rules

Morgan Lewis on 6/29/2016

Additional litigation and appeals are likely, but for now, the DOL’s persuader rules will not take effect on July 1. The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas imposed a nationwide injunction on June 27...more

DOL is Enjoined From Enforcing New Persuader Rule

Clark Hill PLC on 6/29/2016

On June 27, 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas enjoined the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its new persuader rule (Rule) which was scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2016....more

Federal Court Halts Enforcement of DOL’s New “Persuader Rules”

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/29/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 27, 2016, a federal district court in Lubbock Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor’s new persuader regulations from taking effect this July 1, 2016. ...more

DOL's 'Persuader' Rule Blocked By Texas Judge

Miller Canfield on 6/28/2016

A Department of Labor rule requiring employers to disclose when they hire lawyers and consultants during union organization campaigns has been at least temporarily put on hold. On June 27, 2016, a federal district court...more

Don’t Mess With Texas: Lubbock District Court Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking DOL’s Changes to the “Persuader” Rule

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 6/28/2016

Employers and trade associations breathed a collective sigh of relief today after Lubbock District Court Judge Sam R. Cummings entered a nationwide injunction preventing the DOL from enforcing its changes to the “persuader”...more

Lubbock Judge Grants Motion to Halt Persuader Rule

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/28/2016

On June 27, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,...more

Court Halts Labor Department’s New Persuader Rule

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/28/2016

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s “persuader” rule promulgated under the Labor-Management...more

Last Minute Relief From New Persuader Rule

Pierce Atwood LLP on 6/28/2016

Please see Infographic below for more information. ...more

Federal District Court in Texas Blocks New DOL Persuader Rule

Franczek P.C. on 6/28/2016

Last week, we reported that a federal district court in Minnesota determined that the new Department of Labor (DOL) persuader rule likely is unenforceable because it conflicts with the Labor Management Reporting and...more

National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al.

LMRDA › First Amendment