Md. Becomes 14th State To Ban Captive Audience Meetings
Maryland has become the 14th state to ban employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings, joining Maine, Illinois, Minnesota and others in outlawing what labor activists call captive audience meetings.
DC Judge Allows NASA Research Library Closure To Continue
A D.C. federal court rejected scientists' bid to block NASA from shuttering its largest research library and suspending access to a related database for space mission documentation, finding they failed to show... (more story)
Hospital Isn't Doctors' Joint Employer, NLRB Says In Reversal
A Washington hospital operator does not jointly employ doctors and other staff of a hospital services provider, the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday, reversing a regional official's ruling and call... (more story)
NY Judge Confirms Hotel Union's $1.1M Award In Wage Fight
The operators of a New York City hotel must pay a roughly $1.1 million arbitration award in a wage and benefit dispute with a hotel workers union, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Painting Co. Loses $350K Fee Bid In Union Pension Row
A painting company that defeated litigation claiming it owed a union pension fund $427,000 can't make the fund cover its roughly $350,000 in legal fees, a New Jersey federal judge ruled, saying the company cou... (more story)
UP, Norfolk Southern Refile $85B Merger Bid With Regulators
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Thursday submitted a revised application to federal rail regulators for their proposed $85 billion mega-merger, touting the efficiencies and cost-savings of their combined... (more story)
Former NLRB Atty Joins Mitchell Silberberg In New York
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP announced Wednesday that an experienced attorney who formerly worked at the National Labor Relations Board has joined the firm's New York office as a partner from Paul Hastings LLP.