U.S. Supreme Court,
Government
Jun. 1, 2023
High court finds dual-status contractors subject to labor relations protections
In a strongly worded dissent, Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, asserts that because the petitioners are not actually federal agencies, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has no jurisdiction to enter remedial orders against them.
Jonathan Andrews
Neutral
Signature Resolution
Labor & employment
Univ of Michigan Law School
Jonathan Andrews is an employment law neutral with Signature Resolution. He spent more than two decades advising and representing clients in state and federal court as well as before administrative agencies, such as the California Labor Commissioner, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A recent Supreme Court decision has recognized the right of workers who provide both civilian and military services for the government to organize and benefit from union membership. In the case of The Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, decided May 18, seven justices ruled that legal protections afforded federal workers extended to such hybrid employees. (No. 21–1454, 598 U. S. ____ (2023))
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