The Supreme Court's 2013-2014 Labor and Employment Law Decisions: Consensus at the Court
34 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2014 Last revised: 1 Mar 2017
Date Written: October 31, 2014
Abstract
This Article is a review of the Supreme Court's 2013-2014 labor and employment law decisions. Among the cases discussed are Harris v. Quinn, Lane v. Franks, Lawson v. FMR, Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp., NLRB v. Noel Canning, and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores. The Article notes the relative lack of sharp divisions among the Justices -- a result that appears to largely be the result of a less controversial labor and employment docket. However, as some of even this year's decisions show, sharp divisions on the Court still exist, and we're likely to see a return to the usual ideological decisions in later terms.
Keywords: Supreme Court, Labor, Employment, Discrimination, Union, ERISA, FLSA
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