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Labor Relations Update
Off the Rails? Union Asks Supreme Court to Rein in Fifth Circuit
We have been tracking the wave of constitutional challenges to the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) structure and the divergent injunction standards emerging across circuits. (See here, here,…
Sports Agent Blog
MLBPA Imposes 4-Year Ban on Baseball Agent Jim Murray Amid Allegations of Double-Dealing
The recent decision by the Major League Baseball Players Association to ban Jim Murray, a baseball agent with more than 25 years of industry experience, marks a significant development in…
Labor Relations Update
Rejected: Ninth Circuit Denies Constitutional Attacks on NLRB
On October 28, 2025, the Ninth Circuit, in a unanimous, published decision, rejected three key constitutional attacks on the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), some of which have…
The Korean Law Blog
Korean Labor Relations by Tom Coyner
By Sean Hayes
Here is an old post on Korean Labor Relations that we are reposting, since it has great importance for companies doing business in Korea. Democracy is a new and relatively…
Employment Law Letter
Another Labor Peace Agreement Mandate Challenged in Court
By Sarah A. Westby, Sarah N. Niemiroski
New Jersey’s labor peace agreement mandate found in the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization (“CREAMM”) Act is the latest target for lawsuit. Under the CREAMM Act, a cannabis…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
NLRB Challenges California’s AB 288 as Preempted by Federal Law
By Devin Lindsay, Keahn Morris, John Bolesta, James Hays
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed suit against the State of California and the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) seeking to block enforcement of Assembly Bill 288,…
California Employment Law Update
UPDATE: NLRB Sues California Over Dramatically Expanding State Labor Board’s Powers to Cover Employees Under NLRB’s Exclusive Jurisdiction
By Mark Theodore, Taylor Arluck
On September 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 288, which amends the state’s labor law and significantly expands the power of its Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) to cover…
Labor Relations Update
UPDATE: NLRB Files Suit Against California for Dramatically Expanding State Labor Board’s Powers to Cover Employees Under NLRB’s Exclusive Jurisdiction
By Mark Theodore, Taylor Arluck
On September 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 288, which amends the state’s labor law and significantly expands the power of its Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) to cover…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Union Drive Incoming? Your Crash Course on Union Certification in Ontario
By Matthew De Lio, Rono Khan, Andrew Shaw
Special thanks to our summer student Brianna Grieff for contributing to this update. If you are an employer suddenly ambushed by a union certification application, your immediate questions are likely:…
Employment Law Worldview
Labor Law Update: the NLRB’s Continued Lack of a Quorum, States’ Responses to the Quorum-less NLRB, and a Federal Court Enjoins California’s Prohibition on Captive Audience Meetings (US)
Update (10/27/2025) – On October 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit against the State of California and its Public Employment Relations Board in a California federal…