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Mandatory Captive Rules in Limbo for California Employers – 2 Federal Lawsuits Challenge SB 399 and Looming Issue Before the NLRB

As discussed in our recent article, the introduction of SB 399 in California (approved and added as California Labor Code section 1137) sparked significant discussion and concern among California employers with union...more

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Bitter Medicine: Third Circuit Holds Officers Disciplined for Offensive Social Media Posts Stated a First Amendment Claim

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 8, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Fenico v. City of Philadelphia that police officers disciplined for offensive Facebook posts stated a First Amendment claim...more

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Connecticut General Statutes § 31-51q at 40: Emerging Questions for Connecticut’s Employee Free Speech Statute

THE NEW YEAR, 2023, MARKS THE 40TH anniversary of the initial passage of Connecticut General Statutes § 31-51q. Connecticut’s employee free speech protection statute, Section 31-51q, broadly protects both public and...more

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Disciplining Employees for Offensive Private Speech: Connecticut Employers Must Show Workplace Disruption

Employers in Connecticut need to be aware that Connecticut law makes the free speech provisions of both the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and those of the Connecticut Constitution applicable to...more

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Littler Lightbulb – December Employment Appellate Roundup

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This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month....more

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