NLRA, Union Organizers, State Labor Laws

Two New California Laws Affect Response to Union Organizing and Driver's License Requirements for Applicants

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/4/2024

Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed two bills into law that affect California employers' discretion with regard to employees and applicants for employment. The first law seeks to prohibit so-called "captive...more

The WA Employee Free Choice Act – Washington’s Prohibition on Mandatory Employer Meetings about Religious, Political, and Union...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/25/2024

Washington is one of eight states with a law prohibiting employers from holding mandatory meetings addressing their position on religion, politics, and union organizing. ...more

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

New York District Court Enjoins Enforcement of Law Limiting Employer Speech During Organizing Campaigns

Littler on 3/6/2024

A federal judge in New York recently cast doubt on the validity of state laws that seek to restrict employer speech in connection with union organizing. In New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Letitia James,...more

New York Labor Law Amendments Target Captive Audience Meetings

Harris Beach PLLC on 9/14/2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on September 6, 2023, which expands Section 201-d of the New York Labor Law to provide employees with protection from the political and religious ideologies of their employer. The...more

Board Wipes Out Decades of Precedent with Card Check Requirements, Punts on Issuing “Captive Audience” Ban or New Rules About...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/29/2023

On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its much-anticipated Cemex decision, which has broad implications for union organizing. It handed unions a win with a partial return to the Joy...more

Dos, Don’ts and Takeaways for Employers: Navigating Increased NLRB Scrutiny Over Union Organizing Activity

Stevens & Lee on 5/18/2022

Facing a union organization drive in its stores around the Buffalo, NY, Starbucks was issued a complaint by the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB “Board”) on May 6, 2022. The complaint asserts that Starbucks...more

Judge Issues Detailed Opinion Invalidating Parts Of New NLRB Election Rules

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/10/2020

U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the District of Columbia has issued a detailed memorandum opinion explaining the reasoning behind her May 30, 2020 order granting summary judgment invalidating portions of...more

AB 1291 Forces California Cannabis Companies To Sign “Labor Peace Agreements” With Unions, But Statute May be Unconstitutional

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/24/2019

On October 12, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1291 (“AB 1291”) into law, which requires companies to sign a so-called “labor peace” agreement with a union or risk losing their cannabis license; thereby,...more

Web Exclusive: May 2019: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 6/19/2019

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Web Exclusive - May 2018: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 6/14/2018