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SAG-AFTRA Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit Rejected by Ninth Circuit

In an unpublished but nonetheless significant opinion, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of a consolidated lawsuit filed by SAG-AFTRA members against their union, finding the claims time-barred...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Ninth Circuit Rejects SAG-AFTRA Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit

In an unpublished but nonetheless significant opinion, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of a consolidated lawsuit filed by SAG-AFTRA members against their union, finding the claims time-barred...more

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Federal Labour Court: Fixed-Term Contract Ends Despite Works Council Activity

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On June 18, 2025, the Federal Labour Court (BAG) ruled on the appeal of a works council member (case reference: 7 AZR 50/24). The plaintiff was employed based on a fixed-term employment contract. This contract was concluded...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Fifth Circuit Bites into NLRB: Apple’s Union Campaign Conduct Lawful

In the latest (of many) U.S. Court of Appeals’ decisions reviewing National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) orders, the Fifth Circuit has tackled employer actions during organizing campaigns. In Apple Inc. v. NLRB, No....more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Hard Bargaining Gone Bad: D.C. Cir. Upholds NLRB’s Bad-Faith Finding

The U.S. Court of Appeals’ decisions reviewing National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) orders continue to roll in.  Most recently, on June 27, 2025, the D.C. Circuit upheld an NLRB ruling that George Washington University...more

Genova Burns LLC

Fourth Circuit Issues Guidance On Employer Speech During Organizing Campaigns

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A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel enforced part and declined to enforce another part of an NLRB ruling that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by telling employees that the union’s...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Circuit Court Roundup: DC Cir. Rejects NLRB’s “Irrational” Impasse Ruling, 4th Cir. Green-Lights Union’s “Sharp-Elbowed” Campaign

While the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) does not have a quorum, a pair of June 13, 2025 decisions by federal courts of appeal highlight key labor law issues under the National Labor Relations Act...more

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Denying The Existence of a Bargaining Impasse Doesn’t Make It True, at Least Not in the D.C. Circuit

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On June 13, 2025, the D.C. Circuit refused to enforce an “irrational” Board order finding an employer violated its duty to bargain by declaring impasse. By declaring impasse, the employer sought to implement its last, best,...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Trump Executive Order Dismantling Federal Unions Blocked by Federal Judge

Last month, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order aimed at curbing collective bargaining rights for a large segment of federal employees. The order was issued pursuant to a national security exemption...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Appeals court reinstates injunction against CFPB’s workforce reduction, requiring assessment of employee necessity

On April 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order reinstating a preliminary injunction against the CFPB’s proposed reduction in force (RIF). The U.S. District Court for the District...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Partially Stays Injunction in NTEU v. CFPB

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On April 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order partially staying the district court’s preliminary injunction in the ongoing legal dispute between the National Treasury Employees...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Split D.C. Circuit Panel Rules Trump Can Remove Wilcox from NLRB – NLRB to Stay Without a Quorum

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling for President Trump, staying a recent district court decision that ruled his termination of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”)...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court asserts jurisdiction over unions’ termination claims

On March 24, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered an order addressing subject matter jurisdiction in a case involving unions and federal employee terminations following President Trump’s...more

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National Labor Relations Board Continues Routine Operations with Lack of Quorum

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On January 27, 2025, the president removed National Labor Relations Board Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, leaving the Board with only two members: Chair Marvin E. Kaplan, a Republican, and Member David M. Prouty, a Democrat. That...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Internal Employee Grievance Committees Can Violate Federal Labor Laws

When faced with potential employee organizing activity, some employers react by trying to address worker grievances through alternatives to union representation. Sometimes these approaches involve establishing an internal...more

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New Orleans Charter School Operator Ordered to Bargain with Union

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a New Orleans charter school was not a “political subdivision” exempt from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRA does not apply to States and their political...more

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Web Exclusive - May 2018: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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