Amazon, New York Square Off Over State's NLRB Fill-In Law
The state of New York on Friday urged a Brooklyn federal judge to reject Amazon's bid to block a law allowing the Empire State's labor board to adjudicate private sector unionization matters and labor-manageme... (more story)
Employers Urge Justices To Reverse DC Circ. Pension Ruling
Employers that withdrew from a union pension fund urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the D.C. Circuit's holding on actuarial assumptions requirements for calculating withdrawal liability, arguing the appe... (more story)
Conn. Union Says Prison Bureau Axed CBA As Retaliation
The Federal Bureau of Prisons violated the constitutional rights of its employees when it unilaterally canceled a collective bargaining agreement in September in an effort to suppress union speech and activiti... (more story)
Tribe Fights Enforcement Of Casino Union Recognition Order
A California federal judge should forgo enforcing an arbitration award that requires a Native American tribe to work with UNITE HERE at a tribe-run casino, the tribe argued, saying the award is based on a flawed premise.
Feds Say Ex-Police Union Prez Got Break With 30-Month Term
A Massachusetts police union president who was convicted in a kickback scheme and sentenced to 2.5 years in prison should receive at least that much time when he's resentenced following a First Circuit decisio... (more story)
MVP: Gibson Dunn's Jason Schwartz
Jason C. Schwartz, co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's labor and employment practice, convinced Maryland's Supreme Court to create new case law in favor of his client Amazon clarifying the state's wage an... (more story)
Calif. Forecast: $50M Google Racial Bias Deal Up For Approval
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a potential $50 million deal to resolve a proposed racial discrimination class action against Google. Here's a look at that case and other labor and ... (more story)