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Second Circuit Considers No-Hire Agreements in Giordano v. Saks

Oct 18, 2023 Dallas Estes

Dallas Estes on the 2d Circuit's pending review of no-hire agreements in Giordano v Saks.

October 31, 2021
News & Commentary

Kevin Vazquez

On Saturday, UAW announced that it had reached a second tentative deal on a new six-year contract with John Deere, potentially bringing to a close the massive strike, involving nearly 10,000 workers, which began more than two weeks ago on October 14. The UAW has not yet released the details of the tentative agreement (although […]

Even Without Trump, Labor Law is Still Broken

Mar 23, 2018 Andrew Strom

So far, President Trump has appointed a Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch, who may cast the deciding vote to upend decades of settled labor law in two major cases, Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis and Janus v. AFSCME; he has nominated dozens of right-wing lawyers for life-tenure on the federal courts, including one, Thomas Farr, […]

Second Circuit Judges Teach Interns a Valuable Lesson

Jan 2, 2018 Andrew Strom

Unpaid interns who sued Hearst magazines under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) recently learned an important lesson: judges often make law in the guise of statutory interpretation. The lawsuit against Hearst, along with a similar lawsuit against Fox Searchlight Pictures, alleged that interns received little training, and often performed repetitive tasks that should be […]

Gig News: NLJ Update on Gig Economy Legislation and Lawsuits

May 2, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Last week, The National Law Journal published an update on state legislation and lawsuits regarding the classification of gig economy workers as independent contractors. First, the article noted that the Florida Legislature has passed a bill, expected to be signed into law by Governor Rick Scott, “that classifies drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as […]

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Second Circuit Considers No-Hire Agreements in Giordano v. Saks

October 31, 2021

Even Without Trump, Labor Law is Still Broken

Second Circuit Judges Teach Interns a Valuable Lesson

Gig News: NLJ Update on Gig Economy Legislation and Lawsuits