July 01, 2016
With half of 2016 in the books, the employment law landscape has already seen several big decisions in the appellate courts, including a Seventh Circuit decision striking down the use of class waivers in arbitration agreements, and several settlements that have shined a harsh spotlight on the practice of labeling workers independent contractors instead of employees. Here, Law360 looks at the cases that left the greatest mark on employment law in the first half of 2016.
June 10, 2016
The Fifth Circuit on Friday upheld the National Labor Relations Board's rule streamlining the union election process, saying that the rule comports with federal labor law and that the board was within its bounds to create it.
November 09, 2015
Business groups on Monday made a final bid to convince the Fifth Circuit to set aside the National Labor Relations Board's new rule streamlining the union election process, insisting that the rule infringes on employees' rights and privacy.
October 15, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board pressed the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to reject an appeal by business groups that are looking to revive their challenge to a rule streamlining the union election process, saying it properly enacted the rule within the scope of its congressional authority.
August 18, 2015
A leading business association and "right-to-work" advocacy group have each filed briefs in support of Texas business groups seeking Fifth Circuit review of their unsuccessful lower court challenge of the National Labor Relations Board's rule streamlining the union election process.
August 11, 2015
Business groups looking to nix the National Labor Relations Board's rule streamlining the union election process urged the Fifth Circuit on Monday to reverse a decision tossing their challenge, saying the new rule upsets the nearly 70-year-old balance of rights among employers, unions and employees.
July 30, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board's controversial rule in effect since April streamlining the union election process has withstood two district court challenges, but attorneys say suits over the rule's application and the ire of a Republican legislative majority mean disputes over the rule aren't yet over.