June 25, 2024 News & Commentary Supreme Court grants petition to hear a case on the scope of ADA standing; Texas federal district court blocks DOL rule expanding wage requirements for construction contractors, and South Korean Hyundai workers authorize strike.
June 24, 2024 News & Commentary Workers across the country face extreme heat exposure with minimal government protections; Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2 reaches a tentative agreement with Con Edison narrowly avoiding a strike; the Tenth Circuit grants a continuation of a freeze on a wage increase for some federal contractors
It’s Déjà Vu at the Supreme Court Andrew Strom on the Supreme Court's ruling in Starbucks v. McKinney.
June 14, 2024 News & Commentary The Supreme Court sides with Starbucks over the NLRB; fired SpaceX engineers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation; flight attendants picket in 30 cities.
April 29, 2024 News & Commentary The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees enters the final stages of negotiations for its basic agreement; the Supreme Court appears likely to side with Starbucks in 10(j) injunctions case
Can Issue Preclusion Approximate Class Arbitration? Darin Dalmat on using issue preclusion as a strategy to approximate class arbitration.
Muldrow v. City of St. Louis: The Title VII Balancing Act Dallas Estes on the Supreme Court's Title VII decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis.
April 15, 2024 News & Commentary The Supreme Court ruled in favor of bakery delivery drivers in an exemption from mandatory arbitration case; A Teamsters Local ends its 18-month strike by accepting settlement payments and agreeing to dissolve
March 28, 2024 News & Commentary Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that held Amazon drivers are employees; Phoenix passes heat protection ordinance for workers; DOL finds child labor violations at Tennessee manufacturing facility; and Washington enacts worker protections for strip club dancers.
At the Supreme Court, Will Bad History Lead to More Forced Arbitration? Andrew Strom on the recent oral arguments in Bissonnette and the Court's bad history of interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act.