Labor Relations Week Index-Summary

– Nonprofit childcare institution not a FLSA-covered enterprise despite payroll link to employee leasing firm, Op. Letter, 498
– Wal-Mart, third-party beneficiaries, claim that retailer liable for suppliers failure to comply with local labor laws rejected (9th Cir.), 1138

JOLTS (JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER SURVEY)

See HIRING

JONES ACT

– Punitive damages, challenge to whether damages should be remedy for shipowners that fail to provide “maintenance and cure” (U.S., oral arg), 362; (U.S., aff), 1061

JOURNEYMEN AND ALLIED TRADES (IUJAT)

– Hartz Mountain, service workers affiliate Local 355 certified as bargaining agent for production and warehouse workers, 31

JURIES

– FELA, fear of developing cancer valid basis for damages only where shown to be “genuine and serious,” $5M award overturned due to improper jury instruction (U.S., rvs), 892

JURISDICTION

– Arbitration, federal courts urged to “look through” petition under FAA §4 in deciding to compel (U.S.), 401
– LMRA, federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction in dispute over existence of CBA and cases alleging violations of such agreement (E.D. Pa.), 894
– Market recovery dispute between PPF Local 539 and nonunion contractor must be argued before NLRB (Minn.), 1342
– NLRB, college affiliated with Presbyterian Church exempt, bargaining order to recognize UAW unenforceable (D.C. Cir.), 440
– UNITE HERE raids, Local 54 members picket SEIU headquarters, 671; members-delegates reject using arbitration to resolve dispute with Workers United, 15 union presidents pledge solidarity, convention, 1063
– Wrongful discharge, NLRB has jurisdiction over retaliatory discharge claims by hospital employee fired for union organizing activities (Ky.), 208

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT (DOJ)

– Civil Rights Div. Asst. AG, Senate judiciary panel approves Perez nomination, 993; Senate confirms nomination, 1656
– FY2010, House Appropriations Comm. approves bill for $64.4B, 929; for further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2847