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Labor Relations Update
Ninth Circuit Keeps California’s Captive Audience Ban on Ice
By Joshua Fox, Daniel H. Dorson, Delaney Sniffen
On October 29, 2026, in California Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Eastern District of California’s preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of California’s “captive audience” meeting law,…
Employment Law Letter
Second Circuit Rejects NLRB’s Tesla Framework for Employer Dress Codes
By Jarad M. Lucan, Sarah N. Niemiroski
On September 2, 2026, the Second Circuit handed employers a win in Siren Retail Corp. v. NLRB, No. 24-3168, rejecting the NLRB's Tesla test and calling for a more balanced approach to evaluating…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The fist inside the velvet glove
"The inherent danger in well-timed increases in benefits is the suggestion of a fist inside the velvet glove."That's the 5th Circuit, describing what Starbucks did to its Buffalo stores once…
Wait A Second!
Employees barred from wearing certain pins during Starbucks union drive
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Court of Appeals holds that Starbucks may regulate how workers may display their support for a union drive in the workplace, including pins. The t-shirt policy is still an…
Labor Relations Update
Cemex Status Quo: Ninth Circuit Declines to Address NLRB’s Cemex Standard
By Joshua Fox, Yonatan Grossman-Boder, Delia Karamouzis
On April 21, 2026, in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board, Case No. 23-2302 (9th Cir.), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, April 17, 2026
President Trump Nominates Two for NLRB. President Donald Trump has nominated James Macy to fill the remaining Republican seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In addition, David Prouty,…
Transportation, Automotive and Logitistics
Dismissed: NLRB Regional Director Finds Proposed Union Workers at Shipping Company Responsible for Direction of Work
By Duane Morris
By Elizabeth Mincer On March 31, 2026, Region 21’s Regional Director dismissed an election petition for a proposed unit of workers at a shipping facility, finding that they were all…
HR Law Talk
Federal Appeals Court Invalidates NLRB’s Cemex Standard
By Tim K. Garrett, Hunter K. Yoches
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Sixth Circuit) recently ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) exceeded its authority when it issued its decision…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
GOP Labor Bills Could Crush Union Organizing: What This Means for California Workers
By Mastagni Law
In a move that could significantly alter the landscape of labor relations, Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, have introduced a package of seven bills targeting the…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
6th Circuit says no to NLRB’s Thryv remedies
This is what it looks like when you win the litigation battle but lose the war. Hannah Whitbeck worked as a shift supervisor at a Starbucks. She helped lead a…