Tag: labor and employment

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench this week to begin their February session. The justices heard oral arguments in four cases, two of which involved labor disputes. In the most high-profile case of the week, the Court addressed the scope o...

The 4-4 Supreme Court Punts in Zubik v Burwell The U.S. Supreme Court declined to address the merits of Zubik v. Burwell, at least for this term. Instead, the Court’s per curium opinion on the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate directs ...

On March 1, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) pre-empts a Vermont law requiring certain entities, including health insurers, to report payments relating to health care claims to a state agency ...

In Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit governments from requiring non-union public employees to pay their “fair share” of dues f...

In M&G Polymers USA v. Tackett, 135 S.Ct. 926 (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court held that lower courts should apply traditional contract principles to determine whether retiree health benefits survive the expiration of a collective bargaining agreem...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Zubik v. Burwell, in which the justices will again consider the lawfulness of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate. The issue before the Court in Zubik v. Burwell thi...

The U.S. Supreme Court ended the week last week granting certiorari in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, their first case involving abortion since 2007. In addition, they heard argument on the following cases, summarized below: Green v. Bren...