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Senate Compromise Clears Path to Functional NLRB
July 18, 2013 by
Andrew Baker
We reported earlier this year that a D.C. Court of Appeals decision ruled unlawful several White House “recess” appointments to the NLRB, a decision which if upheld would rob the Board of the quorum necessary… Read More
Unpaid Interns Should Have Been Paid
July 17, 2013 by
Andrew Baker
A federal district court in New York recently declared that Fox Searchlight Pictures should have been paying wages to their unpaid interns. Eric Glatt, who arrived at Fox Searchlight with an M.B.A., was an intern… Read More
Local Port-Trucking Regulations Utilizing Criminal Penalties Pre-Empted by Federal Law
July 10, 2013 by
Andrew Baker
Labor and environmental groups have worked together for years to clean up our nation’s ports and improve the working conditions for truck drivers who haul into and out of the ports. In a recent decision… Read More
D.C. Circuit Decision Ruling NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid
February 14, 2013 by
Andrew Baker
On January 25 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an unprecedented and sweeping decision that threatens to cripple the NLRB’s ability to render final decisions and puts hundreds of prior decisions in doubt. Even… Read More
Senate Compromise Clears Path to Functional NLRB
July 18, 2013 by Andrew Baker
We reported earlier this year that a D.C. Court of Appeals decision ruled unlawful several White House “recess” appointments to the NLRB, a decision which if upheld would rob the Board of the quorum necessary… Read More
Unpaid Interns Should Have Been Paid
July 17, 2013 by Andrew Baker
A federal district court in New York recently declared that Fox Searchlight Pictures should have been paying wages to their unpaid interns. Eric Glatt, who arrived at Fox Searchlight with an M.B.A., was an intern… Read More
Local Port-Trucking Regulations Utilizing Criminal Penalties Pre-Empted by Federal Law
July 10, 2013 by Andrew Baker
Labor and environmental groups have worked together for years to clean up our nation’s ports and improve the working conditions for truck drivers who haul into and out of the ports. In a recent decision… Read More
D.C. Circuit Decision Ruling NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid
February 14, 2013 by Andrew Baker
On January 25 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an unprecedented and sweeping decision that threatens to cripple the NLRB’s ability to render final decisions and puts hundreds of prior decisions in doubt. Even… Read More
