The “Free Speech” rally in Boston on Saturday was dwarfed by counter protestors. The Boston Globe has photos of the protests, and The Atlantic interviewed some of the far-right participants in the rally. By some estimates, 40 people attended the rally, while 40,000 people attended the counter protest. While there was little violence during, Boston police did arrest 33 people, and used ... More »
In the week after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, news outlets explored federal and state laws governing job termination for political views. Although some state or local laws go further, “federal law doesn’t offer any protection for expressing political views or participating in political activities for those who work in the private sector and don’t have a contrac... More »
When James Damore wrote his internal memo against Google’s diversity policies, was he making an impassioned plea on behalf of politically and ideologically charged ideas? Calling on his fellow workers to fight for changes to company diversity policies? Taking a stand against HR practices that illegally discriminate against protected classes of employees? Was his manifesto all, some, or none of ... More »
Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, penned an op-ed in the New York Times explaining his decision to quit President Trump’s Business Council. Trumka explained that it became clear President Trump “had no intention of following through on his commitments to working people.” Trumka explained that President Trump failed to deliver on his promises regarding an infrastructure bill, renegotiating ... More »
Yesterday, the Boston Globe reported that four members of Teamsters Local 25 were acquitted of all charges by a jury in federal court in Boston. The Teamsters had each been charged with a single count of conspiracy to extort and a single count of attempted extortion. The charges stemmed from the workers’ picketing of a filming of “Top Chef” at the restaurant Steel and Rye in Milton, MA. In stat... More »
The Wall Street Journal reports on a “rare instance of agreement between immigration-rights activists and the Trump administration”: activists are applauding the DOL’s suit against an Arizona farm employing H-2A visa-holders. DOL alleged minimum wage violations and substandard living conditions, winning a preliminary injunction in May. Proposed legislation threatens to loosen federal oversight o... More »
Cynthia Estlund’s three-part series After Work: Automation and Employment Law has been translated and is now available in Chinese on U.S. Labor Law Observation. Read the original post here. More »
Fighting the dangers of tobacco, seeking redress for homeowners during the mortgage crisis, and most recently standing up against the Muslim ban – state attorneys general have long been at the forefront of efforts to protect the well-being of the people of their states. In recent months, progressive state attorneys general have emerged as some of the nation’s foremost champions of civil rights an... More »
This post is part of OnLabor’s continuing analysis of National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA. The National Labor Relations Board filed its reply brief in National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA on Wednesday. Although the Solicitor General’s office had reversed its position earlier this summer, the Solicitor General gave the Board permission to represent itself before the Suprem... More »
On Wednesday, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders filed a lawsuit against President Trump and other government officials in charge of implementing Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. The five “Jane Doe” service members have nearly 60 years of combined service in different military branches. The lawsuit touches on the potentia... More »