Samuel Wiles

Mar 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Samuel Wiles |Maura Mastrony

A federal judge in New York recently cast doubt on the validity of state laws that seek to restrict employer speech in connection with union organizing. In New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Letitia James, a trade group and five New York farms sought to enjoin enforcement of a 2020 amendment to the State Employment Relations Act (SERA), enacted as part of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act.

Mar 6, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Maura Mastrony |Samuel Wiles

A federal judge in New York recently cast doubt on the validity of state laws that seek to restrict employer speech in connection with union organizing. In New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Letitia James, a trade group and five New York farms sought to enjoin enforcement of a 2020 amendment to the State Employment Relations Act (SERA), enacted as part of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act.

Mar 5, 2024 | lexology.com | Samuel Wiles |Maura Mastrony

A federal judge in New York recently cast doubt on the validity of state laws that seek to restrict employer speech in connection with union organizing. In New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Inc. v. Letitia James, a trade group and five New York farms sought to enjoin enforcement of a 2020 amendment to the State Employment Relations Act (SERA), enacted as part of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act.

Jun 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | Samuel Wiles |Kathryn Siegel

The Supreme Court in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters held that the NLRA does not preempt state law tort claims for property damage resulting from a strike when the strikers fail to take "reasonable precautions" to protect employer property. This decision slightly restricts the right to strike by obliging striking unions to mitigate or eliminate risk of harm to employer property, especially when perishable products are involved. On June 1, 2023, in Glacier Northwest v.

Jun 8, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Kathryn Siegel |Samuel Wiles

On June 1, 2023, in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters, the United States Supreme Court ruled for the employer in a case with significant implications for the right of unions to strike and the right of employers to respond to strikes with court actions for damages.