Like Minnesota and other visionary states, the NLRB now outlaws employer captive audience meetings
December 2nd, 2024
In recent years, states across the United States – including New York, Illinois, California, and Hawaii – have enacted captive audience meeting laws that prohibit mandatory employee meetings about employers’ political or religious positions. As…
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Rule of law on the ballot
November 1st, 2024
The Federal courts describe the rule of law as “a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced, independently adjudicated, and consistent with international hu…
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Biden Administration reinforces policies promoting better labor and environmental standards
October 3rd, 2024
President Joe Biden recently signed an Executive Order that requires Federal agencies to include and enforce pro-union standards as part of their contracting and other investments to address climate change as well as infrastructure and domestic manuf…
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Federal inter-agency cooperation expands to combat corporate abuses
September 3rd, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC)” and the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) have enhanced their coordination with the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) to improve th…
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The positive impact of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
August 19th, 2024
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is one of the most pro-employer Federal appellate courts in the United States, recently rendered an important decision that bodes well for the future prosecution of sex harassment claims. In Famuyide v. Chip…
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The Supreme Court’s end-of-term majority opinions threaten the rule of law
July 8th, 2024
On the heels of the majority opinion issued by the Supreme Court in Starbucks v. McKinney, analyzed here, the majority opinion given by the Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo declared that Federal courts can no longer defer to the…
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Supreme Court seeks to curb longstanding and vital authority of enforcement agencies
June 27th, 2024
Consistent with rhetoric used by the prior Federal administration and its allies in Congress, a majority of the Supreme Court appears interested in limiting law enforcement agencies’ effectiveness as the investigative and prosecutorial missions of…
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Supreme Court expands civil rights protections for employees
May 6th, 2024
Especially since the appointments to the Supreme Court during the last administration, the Supreme Court ordinarily has not rendered progressive decisions. To the contrary, as exemplified by majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organ…
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Much-needed and decisive enforcement agency action triggers lawsuits by corporate interests
April 29th, 2024
Based on longstanding statutory authority, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) just issued a regulation that prohibits noncompete “agreements” regarding all employees – including senior executives. This tr…
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Unanimous Supreme Court expands whistleblower protections
March 1st, 2024
The current Supreme Court has been increasingly criticized in recent years for restricting and even eliminating core rights, as illustrated by the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization opinion discussed in a prior blog post. In sharp contras…
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