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 Mirrafati, Esq.
Just in time for football season and tailgate parties, the NLRB Division of Advice recently issued a Memorandum effectively limiting parking lot demonstrations outside an employer’s facility. [See Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., NLRB Div. of Advice, No. 13-CA-99526, August 14, 2013 (released August 23, 2013).] Here, the employer’s actions were…
While it is a daily occurrence for an employer to get blasted in the media for supposedly engaging in so called “union busting,” a recent case before the National Labor Relations Board shows that some of our friends on the other side of the bargaining table are jealous of the…
