Tuesday night’s Democratic primary debate featured a vigorous exchange over whether union members would abandon the Democrats if the party endorsed Medicare for All. Representative Tim Ryan said that such a plan “will tell the union members that give away wag... More »
House Democrats are expected to pass the Raise the Wage Act today after overcoming opposition from within party ranks. The bill would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from its current level of $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour by 2024. Once the minimum ... More »
This post concludes our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. We will summarize the opening and amicus briefs submitted in support of the employers when those briefs are available at the end of A... More »
The LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris also received amicus support from academics and religious organizations. Scholars and Academics A group of historians argue that the public meaning of sex discrimination in the first decade after Title VII’s en... More »
Today we continue our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Gender and Racial Justice Organizations The National Women’s Law Center and other women’s rights groups argue that any decision holding... More »
Yesterday we reviewed the opening briefs for the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Today we begin summarizing the amicus briefs submitted in support, starting with organizations that focus primarily on LGBTQ rights. Amicus Briefs LGBTQ Rights Orga... More »
On October 8 the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Bostock v. Clayton County, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The question presented in Bostock and Zarda is whethe... More »
Over 40 briefs in support of Title VII’s extension to sexual orientation and/or gender identity were submitted by amici curiae in time for yesterday’s deadline in the cases of Zarda, Bostock, and Harris (see Adrienne’s recap of the cases here). Jon Davidson o... More »
Two decades after its introduction, the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act passed both the New York State Assembly and Senate yesterday. The bill guarantees farmworkers collective bargaining rights, workers’ compensation, and unemployment benefits, and also... More »
In the ongoing case of Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle dealing with the legality of Seattle’s for-hire vehicle driver collective bargaining ordinance, the Chamber and co-plaintiffs moved for summary judgment in February, arguing that the ordinance is pr... More »
Yesterday the NLRB ruled against the UAW in its bid for a new election to represent both skilled production and maintenance employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In December 2015, the Board certified the UAW as the representative of onl... More »
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) wrote to the National Mediation Board yesterday to accuse Delta of illegally interfering with the right of baggage handlers and flight attendants to make a free choice on unionization. Th... More »
August 1st, 2019