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The National Labor Relations Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1935 to prevent labor strife by encouraging collective bargaining, protecting concerted activity and curtailing certain unfair labor... more +

NLRB Does 180º (360º? 540º?) Turn on Independent Contractor Analysis; It May Not Matter

McCarter & English, LLP on 6/22/2023

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides a host of labor-related rights for private-sector employees, including the right to form or join unions, the ability to compel employers to collectively bargain with the unions...more

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2022

DirectEmployers Association on 8/1/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/14/2020

More than six months into the pandemic, there is still no easy or definitive answer to the question many retailers are asking about whether there is coverage for their business interruption losses related to COVID-19....more

Which Are They? Independent Contractors Or Employees? Navigating The Conflicts Between State And Federal Law

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/3/2019

UberX and UberBLACK Drivers Are Not Employees for Purposes of the NLRA - According to the NLRB General Counsel’s Division of Advice (GC), Uber’s UberX and UberBLACK drivers are independent contractors exempt from the...more

The Federal Antitrust and Labor Law Double Bind: The Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Challenge to Seattle’s Ordinance...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/20/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, February 5, 2018, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s ordinance allowing independent-contractor drivers to engage in collective bargaining was before the U.S....more

Court Ruling Means We’re One Step Closer To A Unionized Gig Economy

Fisher Phillips on 8/2/2017

The battle over organizing workers in the on-demand economy continues to heat up. Yesterday, a federal court in Washington dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others challenging the City of Seattle’s...more

From The Playing Field To The Courtroom: The State Of Current Legal Challenges Brought By Student-Athletes

Fisher Phillips on 7/7/2017

As the U.S. Supreme Court stated in a 1984 decision involving the University of Oklahoma, there exists in this country a “revered tradition of amateurism in college sports.” Despite this tradition, there have been an...more

Seattle’s Attempt to Unionize On-Demand Economy Dealt First Blow

Fisher Phillips on 4/5/2017

Not two weeks ago, we discussed several active court cases seeking to challenge the City of Seattle’s first-of-its-kind ordinance aimed at unionizing ride-sharing drivers, pointing out that the battle was about to reach a...more

Caught at the Red Light: Challenge to Ordinance Granting On-Demand Drivers the Right to Bargain Collectively is Brought to a...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/24/2016

By: Alison Loomis, Esq. Seyfarth Synopsis: A challenge to Seattle’s first-of-its-kind ordinance, which established the right for on-demand drivers to collectively bargain, was dismissed by a Washington federal court on the...more

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