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Littler

Littler Lightbulb: June Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month....more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Should the Standard for Obtaining Preliminary Injunctions Under the NLRA Be Easier? The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In...

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In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with Starbucks Corp. over the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a decision that would severely delay the process for the NLRB to obtain preliminary injunctions...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Supreme Court Sides with Starbucks in Long-Awaited Union Battle: Implications for Employers and Employees

In an eight-to-one decision this month, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, involving a longstanding legal battle against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB was...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Supreme Court Imposes Tighter Standard for NLRB to Obtain Injunctive Relief

The Supreme Court of the United States recently unanimously ruled against the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney. The decision reversed the NLRB’s attempt to change the standard for...more

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In Win for Employers, Supreme Court Adopts Stricter Test for NLRB Injunctions

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The US Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, ruled that federal district courts must apply a traditional four-factor test when evaluating requests for injunctive relief brought by the National...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Common Misconceptions About Virginia Termination Laws

Navigating the intricate landscape of employment laws and regulations can be daunting, and Virginia’s termination laws are no exception. We often encounter clients with various misconceptions about the laws governing...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Unraveling the New (Major) Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law

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On May 31, 2021, both Houses of the Illinois legislature unanimously passed legislation that, if signed by Governor Pritzker, will overhaul the enforceability of restrictive covenants in Illinois. The legislation1 amends the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Funny You Should Ask: Employer Considerations For Rehiring Employees

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As more businesses begin to reintegrate employees into their pre-pandemic workplaces, many of our clients have questions regarding return-to-work issues. In this edition of Funny You Should Ask, we address three questions...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Employment Law in Germany – Practical Bilingual Guidelines for Chinese Businesses and Investors

German employment law provides for a good level of employee protection, for example in case of termination of employment. Being familiar with some basic principles of German employment law can help Chinese investors avoid...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

There’s no debate: freedom of speech presents challenging legal issues for workers and employers in the age of social media

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John Pueschel, partner in the Winston-Salem office of Womble Bond Dickinson, examines the limits on employee free speech and use of social media against the background of recent events at Google and in Charlottesville....more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Will France Become More Employer Friendly with Labor Law Reform?

In June 2017, the French government unveiled its plan to renew French social model, such program includes notably reforming employment law, French pension and unemployment insurance systems. As a first step of this...more

Fisher Phillips

Governor Brown Signs Bill to Significantly Alter California Retaliation Law to Benefit Employees

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Senate Bill 306, among other things, allows an employee or the Labor Commissioner to obtain a preliminary injunction (ordering the employee to be reinstated pending their retaliation claim) upon a mere showing of “reasonable...more

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Release of Plans to Reform French Labor Law Makes Waves

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French President Emmanuel Macron's boldest mission, reforming France's nearly untouchable labor laws, received mixed reviews as his plans went public late last week. The changes would promote negotiation at a company level...more

Morgan Lewis

The “Law Macron” Has Taken Effect: Much Ado About Nothing?

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This LawFlash focuses on dismissals and mass redundancies. After months of tense discussions in the French Parliament, the law for the Growth, the Activity and the Equality of Economic Opportunities (Law Macron), which...more

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Fortunately, Sometimes Life is “Unfair”: Town of Greenwich v. Greenwich Municipal Employees Association and Reversal of an...

Lawyers like to believe that arbitration decisions concerning employee discipline should be made in accordance with the law and the applicable collective bargaining agreement, not solely by an arbitrator’s personal notions of...more

Franczek P.C.

Illinois Appellate Court: School District’s Subcontracting of Transportation Services is “Part of Bargaining Process” and an...

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The Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth District recently found that a school district did not engage in any unfair labor practices when it subcontracted student transportation services to a third-party vendor and...more

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Texas Supreme Court Limits Fraud Claims by Terminated Employees

In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Texas declared that at-will employees may not bring an action for fraud that is contingent on the promise of continued at-will employment. The Court also held that...more

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NLRB Considers Radical Changes to Decades-Long Precedent on Deferral to Arbitration

In yet another attempt to expand protection for employees under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is considering a new standard for deferral to labor arbitration that, if...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

March 2014 California Employment Law Notes

Max Taylor worked as a floorhand on an oil rig where he alleged he was harassed by his supervisors who called him “queer,” “fagot [sic],” “homo,” and “gay porn star” and was subjected to other humiliating and harassing...more

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Changes to TUPE Coming Into Force in the UK

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The long awaited and much debated changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) have now been finalised in the snappily titled Collective Redundancies and Transfer of...more

Franczek P.C.

Arbitrator’s Decision Reinstating Paraprofessional Accorded Significant Deference By Illinois Supreme Court

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In Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District No. 4 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the significant deference given to arbitration awards arising out of...more

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Doing Business in Canada: Employment & Labour

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The relationship between an employer and an employee in Canada is heavily regulated. All jurisdictions in Canada – both federal and provincial - have enacted legislation (statutes and regulations) governing various aspects of...more

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