Labor and Employment Law Blog

US SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON NLRA PREEMPTION OF TORT-BASED SUITS

We frequently confront the issue of whether to institute tort-based suits in state or federal court, on behalf of an employer, seeking to recover damages suffered as a result of picketing, strikes and other activities by labor unions. Currently, that issue sits before the U.S. Supreme Court in Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 174, 500 P.3d […]

January 20, 2023 | 1 min read | Tagged: Damages, Garmon, Labor Unions, NLRA, NLRB, Picketing, Preemption, Strikes, Supreme Court

Jerry Morales Of Counsel

Could a single, nationwide paid sick leave law become a reality and cure a multi-jurisdictional employer’s woes? Maybe.

In light of the ever-growing number of states and local governments mandating paid sick leave requirements for private employers, some federal paid sick leave bills have been proposed. Some proponents have called for federal intervention to alleviate multijurisdictional employers from having to comply with a myriad of State and local laws – which are often different […]

August 2, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: DeLauro, ERISA, Flex Time, House of Representatives, HR 1516, HR 2942, HR 4219, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time, Preemption, SB 337, Senate, State and Local, Subcommittee, the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, the Healthy Families Act, the Schdules That Work Act, Workflex in the 21st Century Act

Benjamin A. Nucci Partner

Bill Hayden Of Counsel