- Attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting with the employer or its
The WA Employee Free Choice Act – Washington’s Prohibition on Mandatory Employer Meetings about Religious, Political, and Union Matters
Privacy In Focus: BIPA’s Current Landscape and the Crucial Role of Statutory Exemptions
By Kristine Argentine and Paul Yovanic Jr.
Throughout much of 2023, businesses found themselves in a challenging position as they continued to grapple with defending against Illinois Biometric Information Privacy (BIPA) class action lawsuits. The year began on a somber note with the Illinois Supreme Court delivering unfavorable decisions on two pivotal threshold matters. However, rays of hope emerged when
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By David S. Wilson and Catherine M. Dacre
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 6, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion in Baro v. Lake County Federation of Teachers. The three-judge panel unanimously held that the Plaintiff’s mistaken agreement to join a labor union was not a violation of her First Amendment rights
Continue Reading No Takebacks! Seventh Circuit Upholds Mistaken Union MembershipNLRB Dissent In Employee Handbook Decision Provides A Roadmap for Future Cases, Unfortunately
By Jennifer L. Mora and Jeffrey A. Berman
Seyfarth Synopsis: When a new President is about to shift the balance of power at the National Labor Relations Board, a Board dissent can foreshadow how the newly constituted Board will consider a similar issue. Such is the case in Stericycle, Inc., a February 17, 2021 divided Board decision addressing unilateral
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Food Manufacturer Found Liable in Donning and Doffing Case
By Brent I. Clark, Benjamin D. Briggs, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Even in the face of a collective bargaining agreement the State of Arkansas reconsiders whether employees should be compensated for time they spend putting on and taking off required protective gear.
A divided Arkansas Supreme Court recently ruled that a food manufacturing company violated
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Third Circuit Allows Termination of Expired CBA Obligations
By Paul Galligan and Samuel Sverdlov
Employers scored a big victory in In re Trump Entertainment Resorts, a case of first impression in the Third Circuit, which held that a debtor-employer can terminate their obligations under an expired Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and implement the terms of a final offer.
Background
By way of background, Trump Entertainment employs 1,467
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