By: Sarah K. Hamilton, Esq. & Alison Loomis, Esq.

In a recent case of note, the Ninth Circuit held that federal labor laws did not preempt a shopping mall owner’s state law claims for trespass and nuisance against a union that was picketing a store in the mall.  See Retail Property Trust v.

By:  Kamran Miraffati

For over 34 years, witness statements obtained by an employer during an investigation of employee misconduct have been considered confidential and were not required to be produced to the union that represented the employee.  However, in a newly released decision, Piedmont Gardens, 359 NLRB No. 46 (2012), the National Labor Relations