On October 13, 2020, Black workers at a corporate-owned and operated McDonald’s restaurant located in Lakeland, Florida, filed an amended complaint alleging that they were fired for filing an earlier civil rights lawsuit against McDonald’s in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Plaintiffs Monica Scott and Augusta Moody alleged that McDonald’s used […]
Michael Rubin honored as a Top Attorney for fifth year in a row September 16, 2020 – The Daily Journal’s annual list of Top 100 Attorneys in California named Altshuler Berzon LLP partner Michael Rubin for the fifth straight year, honoring him for his groundbreaking work on behalf of low-wage workers and the environment. Citing […]
September 16, 2020. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a published decision in Belgau v. Inslee, No. 19-35137, rejecting claims by former union members, represented by a conservative advocacy organization, who alleged that their First Amendment rights were violated when their state employer deducted union membership dues that the plaintiffs themselves had agreed […]
August 25, 2020 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today rejected a constitutional challenge to Ohio’s use of a democratic system of exclusive representative collective bargaining to set employment terms for public school teachers. Like many other states, Ohio allows units of public employees, if they choose, to elect a union […]
On August 13, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia withdrew his lawsuit challenging the City of Atlanta’s face covering mandate. Following the withdrawal of the lawsuit and the Governor’s issuance of an executive order expressly permitting local jurisdictions to require masks in public, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that multiple cities and counties were considering the […]
On August 13, 2020, the Alameda County Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction requiring an Oakland McDonald’s restaurant to comply with 11 COVID-19 health and safety measures. In the lawsuit, McDonald’s workers represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP allege that the restaurant’s inadequate health and safety practices, including requiring workers to work while sick and not […]
August 10, 2020 — As part of a comprehensive settlement of unfair labor practice charges approved today by the National Labor Relations Board, Nevada Gold Mines, LLC, a joint venture of Newmont USA Ltd. and Barrick Gold Corp., has agreed to recognize International Union Operating Engineers Local 3 and honor the 2019-2022 collective bargaining agreement […]
On July 27, 2020, six labor unions—Southern Region Workers United; Service Employees International Union; Amalgamated Transit Union Local 732; Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union Local 42; International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 528; and Communications Workers of America Local 3204—filed an amicus brief in Kemp v. Bottoms, the lawsuit brought by the […]
On July 17, 2020, three current employees of the corporate-owned McDonald’s restaurant at 5525 Walt Loop Road in Lakeland, Florida filed a civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging that they were subjected to a racially hostile work environment, disparate treatment, and retaliation by McDonald’s. Plaintiffs Monica […]
On July 15, 2020, in Creed v. Alaska State Employees Association/AFSCME Local 52, the District of Alaska dismissed claims by two former union members who alleged that their First Amendment rights were violated when their state employer deducted union membership dues that the plaintiffs themselves had agreed to pay in exchange for union membership rights […]