By: Marshall B. Babson, Esq., Katherine Mendez, Esq., and Bryan Bienias, Esq.
Seyfarth Synopsis: Several organizations are planning nationwide strikes and boycott activities on February 16-17 to oppose Trump Administration and Republican policies. Employers impacted by these activities should be mindful of employees’ rights before responding.
Several labor and activist groups are calling for national
Depending on your point of view, it’s the same old (and new) song. Whether the famous 19th Century line by French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, the lyrics from the 2010 Bon Jovi song, or decisions of the current National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), it’s apparently true that the more
Continuing to push the limits of reason, the Board recently upheld an ALJ’s decision finding that an employer unlawfully suspended a striking employee who made an obscene gesture and “grabbed his crotch” towards another employee while on the picket line. As one might expect, the employer concluded that the employee who
By: Michele Haydel Gehrke, Esq.
In a case highlighting some of the important differences between the Railway Labor Act and the National Labor Relations Act, the Ninth Circuit recently upheld a federal district court decision enjoining a threatened strike by a group of unrepresented employees working for Aircraft Service International (“ASI”) at Seattle’s busy
In National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. Gimrock Construction, Inc. (Case No. 11-11561), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision denying a request by the NLRB to enforce its order requiring an employer to meet with a union a set number of hours a week. In doing