April 17 Southern governors oppose UAW organizing in their states; Florida bans local heat protections for workers; Google employees occupy company offices to protest contracts with the Israeli government
April 16 EEOC publishes final regulation implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee gear up for a union election, and the First Circuit revives the Whole Foods case over BLM masks.
April 15 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
April 14 SAG-AFTRA wins AI protections; DeSantis signs Florida bill preempting local employment regulation; NLRB judge says Whole Foods subpoenas violate federal labor law.
April 12 The EEOC weighs in on an anti-discrimination lawsuit against Workday; a rule expanding overtime protection moves closer to publication; Amazon decreases spending on anti-union consultants.
April 11 Maine Legislature votes to grant farm workers minimum wage and labor rights; Apple store workers in New Jersey petition to unionize; and Wisconsin Governor vetoes legislation to rollback child labor laws.
Fast Company Amazon’s Labor Union is divided but closing in on electing leadership Prof. Sachs on Amazon's use of legal roadblocks to delay negotiations.
Semafor Unions’ picket power now extends to U.S. boardrooms Prof. Block on the influence of labor unions on other playing fields.
Bloomberg Law Boeing Talks Will Test Unions’ Sway as Labor Market Softens Prof. Block on Boeing's labor negotiations with the International Association of Machinists.
The Guardian Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’ Prof. Sachs on Trader Joe's and Starbucks' recent challenges to the NLRB.
The Hill Corporate giants aim to hobble National Labor Relations Board Prof. Block on the important role that the NLRB plays in protecting organizing workers, and the potential consequences of the constitutional challenges to the NLRB.
Tracking Attacks on the NLRB: SpaceX’s Suit Transferred and Starbucks Joins the Fray John Fry on the latest developments from SpaceX and Starbucks.
Hey ALEC, Be Careful What You Wish For Ben Sachs on ALEC's model statute conditioning economic development incentives on corporations' compliance with state-mandated labor practices - now the law in Tennessee.
When Jobs Becomes Illegal: Workplace Challenges for Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Providers Ellie Samuels on the consequences of state restrictions on access to gender-affirming care for medical workers and employers across the country.
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.
The Death of the Non-Compete Clause May Be Imminent Sandeep Vaheesan and Daniel Hanley on the coercive nature of non-compete clauses and recent efforts to outlaw such contracts.
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