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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
Balch & Bingham LLP

Ripple Effects Of SEC Adjudication Ruling May Be Momentous

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Suppose that your nemesis has a legal beef with you, and you learn that the law allows him to appoint one of his employees to judge the case. Shocked? You should be. Yet federal agency adjudication works the same way. How...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Legal Standard for the NLRB Seeking Preliminary Injunctions Against Employers

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On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued Starbucks v. McKinney,1 which clarifies the legal standard governing temporary injunctions sought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) against employers alleged...more

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SCOTUS Confirms NLRB Not Entitled to Deferential Standard for Preliminary Injunctions

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In Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, 602 U.S. ____ (2024) (hereafter, "Starbucks"), the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently resolved a circuit split to clarify that if the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) seeks a...more

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Supreme Court Issues Employer-Friendly Decision Regarding the Standard to Apply to Requests for Section 10(j) Injunctive Relief...

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On June 13, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney. In Starbucks, the Supreme Court clarified that the traditional four-factor test courts apply to requests for...more

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SCOTUS Predictions: Supreme Court Set to Limit Labor Board’s Reach Over Employers in Surprising Way

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An impending Supreme Court decision is poised to transform how the National Labor Relations Board decides cases and may fundamentally alter the course of labor relations as we know it. We predict that a SCOTUS decision to be...more

Alston & Bird

Class Action Roundup: Summer 2018

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Where the (Class) Action Is - Welcome to the latest edition of the Class Action Roundup, covering significant decisions and settlements from the second quarter of 2018. Arbitration was a hot topic this quarter with the...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Supreme Court Removes A Final (?) Roadblock For Employment Arbitration Agreements

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Class action lawsuits against employers have steadily increased both in number and in dollar value over the past two decades. These lawsuits cost employers millions, often for technical or minor violations spread over many...more

Blank Rome LLP

The Epic Systems Decision: Where Do Employers Go from Here?

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis has significant ramifications for the scope of class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements. In each of the three consolidated cases that the Court’s...more

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Supreme Court Appears Split on Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements

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On Monday, October 2, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases involving the enforceability of employee arbitration agreements that include class/collective action waivers. Since January when the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Supreme Court Preview: 2017-2018 Term

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The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its 2017-2018 Term with no shortage of cases significant to employers and businesses. Cases to watch involve questions about employment arbitration agreements, Dodd-Frank Act’s protections of...more

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SCOTUS Update: Environmental and Administrative Law Cases Decided in 2017

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The 2016 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court was fairly quiet, perhaps reflecting the fact that with only eight members, the Court needed a working consensus to handle its docket. The Court handed down seventy rulings, but only a...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New York Appeals Court Rejects Enforceability Of Class Action Waivers – But Is This Ruling Short-Lived?

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In an issue of first impression in the state of New York, last week the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (the state’s intermediate appellate court) weighed in on the enforceability of arbitration provisions that...more

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SCOTUS Puts the Class Action Waiver Issue at the Top of Its Agenda

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Perhaps signaling the importance of the issue for American businesses and jurisprudence, the U.S. Supreme Court? chose the first day of its term beginning in October as the date to set oral arguments in three petitions for...more

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June 2017: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. June 2017 was no different, with...more

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March 2017: The 15 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. March 2017 was another month...more

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What Can Employers Expect from the Trump Administration in the Upcoming Year?

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It has been a little less than a month since President Donald Trump took office, and employers are anxious to see what changes the new administration will make that will affect both businesses and employees. President Trump...more

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January 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Gorsuch Nomination: The Return of the Business Friendly Court?

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Assuming Judge Gorsuch's confirmation, the Court will add a Justice with extensive commercial litigation experience, a particular expertise in antitrust and securities law, and a track record on the bench that demonstrates a...more

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Who is Neil Gorsuch and Where Does He Stand on Labor and Employment Issues?

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President Donald Trump has promptly nominated a potential successor—Judge Neil M. Gorsuch—to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Scalia’s unexpected death nearly a year ago. Since Scalia’s death, the High Court...more

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases Attacking Arbitration Agreements With Class Action Waivers

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On Friday, January 13, 2017, the Supreme Court agreed to consider arguments over whether employer arbitration policies that prohibit employees from filing class or collective actions are violative of the National Labor...more

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NLRB Continues Attack on Class and Collective Action Waivers

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There seems to be no end in sight to the standoff between the National Labor Relations Board and at least a majority of the federal courts over the legality of arbitration agreements that require employees to waive the right...more

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What Does 2016 Portend for Labor and Employment Law?

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What is on the horizon for labor and employment policy in 2016, the last year of the Obama administration when the president will seek to cement his legacy, and a national election year when the White House and control of...more

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“Unpredictable and Potentially Messy”?: NLRB Ruling Could Complicate Employers’ Workplace Investigations

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In its June 26 split decision in American Baptist Homes of the West d/b/a Piedmont Gardens and Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers- West, 362 N.L.R.B. No. 139 (Case No. 32-CA-063475) (“Piedmont...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

4 Key Lessons from Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk

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While helpful to some employers, Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk does not fundamentally change the law of compensable working time. On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision...more

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What Does 'Noel Canning' Mean for the NLRB's Previously Decided Cases?

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A comprehensive summary of the most significant previously-issued NLRB decisions up for reconsideration now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared President Obama's recess NLRB appointments unconstitutional....more

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