Hannah Belitz is a student at Harvard Law School.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of workers in a major class action lawsuit against Tyson, the New York Times reports. Justice Kennedy, writing for a 6-2 majority, held that the plaintiffs could rely on statistical evidence to prove their case. The holding should limit the breadth of the Court’s 2011 decision in WalMart v. Dukes, and marks the second victory for plaintiffs this term (the first being Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez).
At the Washington Post, Lydia DePillis covers a curious phenomenon: the stock market’s resiliency in the aftermath of terrorist attacks. Citing a study by Jeffrey Kleintop, chief global investment strategist for Charles Schwab, DePillis explains that “after major terrorist events…major stock indices in the target countries took 2.8 weeks on average” to recover. The Economist has an explanation: during times of “high anxiety,” consumers simply wait to make purchases or go on trips until “they feel a sense of normalcy return.” They do not, however, stop shopping entirely.
The Department of Labor will soon issue two major rules: the silica rule and the persuader rule. The silica rule “reduces the exposure limit to silica dust,” and the persuader rule narrows the “advice exception” in Section 203(c) of the LMRDA, which currently allows consultants and lawyers to avoid disclosing when they advise employers on, in the words of Politico, “union busting.”
The New York Times reports that New Jersey transit has reached a tentative deal with its rail workers. The deal comes after months of strained negotiations and increasing apprehension that workers would engage in a debilitating strike. According to city officials, the deal forestalls “a strike that could have paralyzed commuting into New York City.”
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June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.
June 29
In today’s news and commentary, Trump v. CASA restricts nationwide injunctions, a preliminary injunction continues to stop DOL from shutting down Job Corps, and the minimum wage is set to rise in multiple cities and states. On Friday, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that […]
June 27
Labor's role in Zohran Mamdani's victory; DHS funding amendment aims to expand guest worker programs; COSELL submission deadline rapidly approaching
June 26
A district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking agencies from implementing Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining for federal workers; workers organize for the reinstatement of two doctors who were put on administrative leave after union activity; and Lamont vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workers.
June 25
Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.
June 24
In today’s news and commentary, the DOL proposes new wage and hour rules, Ford warns of EV battery manufacturing trouble, and California reaches an agreement to delay an in-person work mandate for state employees. The Trump Administration’s Department of Labor has advanced a series of proposals to update federal wage and hour rules. First, the […]