By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that vague provisions in union contracts should not automatically be interpreted to favor workers. A chemical plant in W. Virginia had a contract with the steelworkers from the 1990’s which provided lifetime health care benefits […]
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By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Over the last few weeks, the Supreme Court has issued several opinions that have a direct impact on employers. Here are three of them: Employers and Health Benefits: In the Hobby Lobby case, the Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that some […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. In a recent case decided on January 27, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the time employees spent donning and doffing protective gear was “changing clothes” under 29 U.S.C. § 203(o). Section 203(o) permitted collective bargaining on whether time spent changing clothes would […]