Altshuler Berzon LLP has been providing regular updates to clients regarding federal legislative responses to the Covid-19 public health crisis, with a focus on how the legislation affects unions and union members. Recent updates are available here: Information about Families First Coronavirus Act (March 23, 2020) Information about then-proposed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security […]
Durst v. Oregon On March 31, 2020, the District of Oregon granted summary judgment in Durst v. Oregon Education Association, et al. to the Oregon Education Association and its affiliates represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP. The court rejected the claims of three former union members that their First Amendment rights were violated when their employers […]
Founding partner Stephen Berzon was the recipient of a 2020 Peggy Browning Fund Award for his work on behalf of labor unions and working people and in service of economic justice. The firm congratulates Stephen, along with his fellow deserving awardees at the San Francisco awards reception: Roxanne Sanchez, Senior Advisor to the Service Employees […]
In the midst of early voting for the Florida Presidential Preference Primary, which takes place on March 17, 2020, legal and community organizations are reminding voters and county representatives that Spanish-language ballots, signage, assistance and related materials are required in 32 Florida counties because of the U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction order in Rivera Madera […]
On March 5, 2020, Altshuler Berzon LLP attorneys moved to preliminarily enjoin new water project operations and block environmental rollbacks adopted by the Trump Administration that will threaten the survival of multiple west coast fish species. Altshuler Berzon serves as lead counsel to a coalition of fishing groups (including the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s […]