Federal Court Grants an Injunction Ordering Starbucks to Reinstate Fired Worker

Staff2March 1, 2023

(Summary prepared by Lise Gelernter, NAA member) On February 23, 2023, a federal district court judge in Maryland ordered Starbucks to reinstate a worker...

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US Supreme Court’s Decision on Salary Test for Professionals Under the FLSA

Staff2March 1, 2023

(Summary prepared by Douglas Bonney, NAA Member) In Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, Case No. 21-984, decided on February 22, 2023, the United...

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FLRA Reverts to Prior Doctrine on Interlocutory Appeals of Arbitration Awards

Staff2January 3, 2023

by Lise Gelernter On December 8, 2022, the United States Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) rolled back a short-lived Trump-era interlocutory appeal...

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2022 in Review: Thoughts on Southwest v. Saxon (142 S.Ct. 1783)

Staff2January 3, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous 8-0 decision by Justice Clarence Thomas in Southwest Airlines v. Saxon, has rejected an employer argument that...

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Questions About the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

Staff2March 9, 2022

The recently passed Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).  It may impact labor...

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9th Circuit Upholds California Statute Limiting Public Employer’s Discouragement of Union Membership

Staff2February 14, 2022

Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a statute passed in 2017 that states, " public employer shall not deter or discourage public employees or...

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75th Annual Meeting National Academy of Arbitrators

Staff2February 13, 2022

Registration materials are now available for the National Academy of Arbitrators' 75th Annual Meeting & Education Conference - Arbitration in the Changing...

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NYT’s Article about Unionization Trends

Staff2February 13, 2022

Taylor Johnston's piece in the NYT titled, The U.S. Labor Movement is Popular, Prominent, and also Shrinking, describes recent trends in unionization...

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A Reverse Boys Market Injunction in the Public Sector

Staff2February 13, 2022

(By Martin H. Malin, Professor Emeritus, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Arbitrator, and Member of the NAA.) On November 1, 2021, a judge of the Cook...

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The Supreme Court of Canada Redefines the “Exclusive Jurisdiction Model” of Labour Arbitrators

Staff2December 18, 2021

(By Paula Knopf, a labour relations and dispute resolution arbitrator and mediator and member of the NAA.) The Supreme Court of Canada has continued its...

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