July 2018

GAY BIAS CLAIM AGAINST WEDDING CAKE MAKER ADDRESSED

March 31, 2020 | July 2018

Another long-awaited Supreme Court ruling dealt with whether a baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding violated the civil rights of the gay couple. Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, No. 16-111 (U.S., 6/4/18). The baker told the couple he didn’t make cakes for same-sex weddings, and contended…

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SUPREME COURT RULING ON ARBITRATION POLICIES LIMITING CLASS ACTIONS FURTHER SHOWS MORE LIMITED APPLICATION OF PROTECTED CONCERTED ACTIVITY DOCTRINE

March 31, 2020 | July 2018

In Epic Systems v. Lewis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers could require mandatory individual employment agreements with employees that require individual arbitrations rather than any type of class or collective actions. Plaintiffs had contended that such limits on class and collective actions interfered with their protected concerted activ…

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NLRB SETS EASIER STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYER RULES

March 31, 2020 | July 2018

During the Obama Administration particularly, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had become very restrictive of employer work rules that might be interpreted by someone to "chill" legitimate union or concerted protected activities. For example, a rule prohibiting "walking off the job" might be interpreted by some to prohibit engaging in a work…

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