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The morning read for Friday, June 2

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

Supreme Court Backs Employer in Suit Over Strike Losses (Noam Scheiber, The New York Times)
U.S. Supreme Court gives boost to whistleblowers in drug pricing case (John Kruzel, Reuters)
Jackson defends “the right to strike” in her first big dissent (Chris Geidner, Law Dork)
There’s Unsettling New Evidence About William Rehnquist’s Views on Segregation

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules against union over strike liability

In an 8-1 opinion on Thursday, the justices provided a new definition to the limits on the right to strike under federal labor law. At issue in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union 174was whether an employer could sue its employees’ union under state law for damage the employer incurred as a result of the union’s strike. The case produced a surprisingly broad majority agreeing that the strike at issue was not even arguably protected … Read the rest

Civil Law

Upcoming webinar: Asia-Pacific reductions in force – ten things to look out for

Global reductions in force (RIFs) continue to be a hot topic on multinational employers’ minds in 2023. In February, Seyfarth’s specialist International Employment Law team covered the top ten things to look out for when doing RIFs in Europe. Next up in our series, our team of experts will tackle the Asia Pacific region, where we find a wide range of risk and difficulty involved, depending on the country.

The webinar will address the key practical issues employers should keep … Read the rest