D.C. US Court of Appeals labors over recess appointments *

USA - January 25 2013
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down a National Labor Relations Board ("Board") decision on the basis…

Co-authors: W. Terrence Kilroy, Jay M. Dade, Andrew B. Cripe, Chris M. Mason, Bradley G. Kafka.

Impact of two small words could be significant: "at-will" in the NLRB cross-hairs *

USA - August 13 2012
Appearing before a state bar association recently, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") acting General Counsel, Lafe Solomon, said that the agency will seek to strike down at-will provisions in employment handbooks as a violation of section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA").

Co-authors: Mark W. Weisman, Jay M. Dade, Robert E. Entin, Chris M. Mason, William S. Robbins .

Unanimous Supreme Court of the United States finds Secret Service agents not liable for damages in Reichle v. Howards *

USA - June 4 2012
Today, June 4, 2012, a unanimous Supreme Court of United States held in Reichle v. Howards that two U.S. Secret Service agents who were sued for money damages could not be liable because the law of First Amendment retaliatory arrest was not clearly established on the date of the incident.

"Quickie" union elections start... April 30 *

USA - April 30 2012
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed several significant changes to its election procedures that took effect April 30.

Co-authors: W. Terrence Kilroy, Jay M. Dade, Jon A. Bierman, Robert E. Entin, Chris M. Mason.