Last week, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Friedrichs v California Teachers Association. Well, sort of, but not really. Wait, sort of? How does the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) sort of decide? Either it decided or it didn’t. What’s up with that– and what case is that again? It’s the case about […]
More Key Supreme Court Employment Law Cases in 2015-16
This week we return to our Supreme Court Employment Law Watch. If you missed last week’s post on some of the cases, you can find it here. Last week we were just getting started. There’s more to do. So let’s look at some more cases to be heard by SCOTUS. Join The EmpLAWyerologist after the jump…
Walmart’s “A Series of Unfortunate Lawsuits”
The next several weeks will be seemingly devoted to our nation’s largest retailer, second-largest corporation and largest private employer. In case you have not guessed, or if you missed last week’s post (you can click here if you did) that distinction goes to Wal-Mart. Now, we are not going to be appraising Wal-Mart’s general business […]
Has the US Supreme Court “Overruled” Public Employee Unions?
Just over two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Quinn ruled that the State of Illinois cannot force certain public employees who do not opt to join a union to pay what amounts to a representation fee. You can access the full opinion here. The Supreme Court has previously upheld requirements that non-union members who nonetheless […]
Are Student Athletes “Employees”??
Since we have been talking about hefty topics like the NLRB/NLRA and other such employment matters, I thought this week we could lighten things up a bit. So here we go. This post is probably the closest you will ever see me get to talking football — or any sport, for that matter! In March, […]