Who Needs Congress when You Have Five (or Six) Supreme Court Justices? Should the Supreme Court claim that an interpretation of Title VII is wrong when Congress has, for decades, “left that apparent misinterpretation untouched”?
February 24, 2023 News & Commentary Supreme Court rules high-earning professionals must be salaried to be overtime-exempt; federal judge rolls back nationwide injunction against Starbucks; OSHA fines another Amazon distribution center.
Why Conservative Attacks on Federal Agencies Are at Odds with the Constitution Employers are trying to prevent Congress from giving federal agencies broad authority to protect workers. One big problem with this line of attack: it’s inconsistent with the Constitution’s original meaning.
In Glacier Northwest, the Employer Wants the Court to Set Aside Sixty Years of Settled Law The employer in Glacier Northwest is asking the Supreme Court to overrule decades of long-settled law.
January 17, 2023 News & Commentary Biden administration seeks to revive pro-labor OSHA rule; Third Circuit set to hear student athlete FLSA case; Peet's coffee workers vote this week on whether to unionize.
January 15, 2023 News & Commentary Supreme Court grants cert to religious accommodation case, GOP House rules aim to eliminate staff unions
January 11, 2023 News & Commentary The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Glacier case and workers at Apple's first unionized store begin collectively bargaining.
How the Next Big Supreme Court Labor Case Threatens Workers’ Rights Cement-truck drivers went on strike. A lawsuit by their company may pave the way for restricting workers’ rights.
January 3, 2023 News & Commentary Starbucks ends the year making headlines for the wrong reasons; Trader Joe's workers in Minneapolis walk off the job; Republicans plan to attack Congressional workers' right to organize; and the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for the important Glacier Northwest case next week.
What Glacier Argues in Its Merits Brief A summary of the employer’s main arguments in the Supreme Court’s big labor case