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Selected Cases

  • NLRB v. Fluor Daniel, Inc. 161 F.3d 953 (6th Cir. 1998) denying enforcement of Fluor Daniel, Inc., 311 NLRB 498 (1993) and Fluor Daniel, Inc. v. NLRB, 976 F.2d 744 (llth Cir. 1992) enforcing Fluor Daniel, Inc., 304 NLRB 970 (1991)
    • These “Salting” cases, where declared union organizers apply for the purpose of infiltrating a non-union employer’s operations, establish the precedent for burdens and standards of proof in NLRB refusal to hire cases.
  • Smith v. Tandem Computers, Inc., 976 F.2d 744 (4th Cir.1992)
    • This wrongful discharge diversity action involved jury issues and post trial directed verdict.
  • Sledge v. J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc., 50 Empl. Practice Dec. (CCH) p. 38,985; 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13954. and 52 Empl. Practice Dec. (CCH) 39,549; 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16466, 16485 & 11812
    • These Title VII opinions involve both liability issues and Stage Two procedural issues for handling individual claims by a 3600 class members.
  •  Daniel Construction Co. v. IBEW Local 525, 56 F.2d 1174 (8th Cir. 1987), 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 12701
    • This en banc decision involved judicial review of an arbitrator’s award on psychological testing of employees in a nuclear power plant
  • Derring Milliken, Inc. v. Nash, 78 Lab. Cases (CCH) p. 11,182, 1975 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15336 (U.S. Dist Ct., SC 1975)
    • The injunction issued here required the NLRB General Counsel to disclose NLRB investigative documents and reports to the employer in the backpay phase of TWUA v. Darlington Manufacturing Company, 380 U.S. 263 (1965).
  •  CBI Na-Con, Inc. and Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Doc. No. 96-1258, 1997 OSAHRC LEXIS 49
    • This administrative decision rejected the Secretary of Labor’s interpretation of an OSHA standard.
  •  Teamsters Local 667 (Memphis Leasing Co.), 209 NLRB 1134 (1974)
    • This NLRB jurisdictional dispute award, after a Section 10(k) hearing, resolved a work assignment dispute between unions.
  • Lanter Courier, Inc. and Teamster Local 406, 1998 NLRB LEXIS 312
    • The NLRB attempted to get an injunction in U.S. District Court under Section 10(j) of the NLRA in addition to prosecuting the alleged unfair labor practices through the administrative processes reported here.
  • NLRB v. Daniel Construction Co., 731 F.2d 191 (4th Cir. 1984), 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 23924
    • This NLRB unfair labor practice decision involved a construction industry multi state organizing campaign.
  • Davis Electrical Constructors, Inc., 291 NLRB 115 (1988), 1988 NLRB LEXIS 561
    • This NLRB decision involves typical union strikes, picketing and organizing activities in an industrial plant.
  • Lewis v. J. P. Stevens & Company, Inc., 40 Fair Emp. Practice Cases (BNA) 1032, 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26623 (U.S.D.C., South Carolina, 1986)
    • This Title VII decision involves disputed attorney fee claims by a charitable organization and a private attorney.
  • Dawson, et. al. v. Roussel, see FDIC v. Roussel, 949 F.2d 1163 (11th Cir. 1991)
    • This ERISA class action ultimately recovered over $26 million in excessive compensation paid to a majority shareholder who sold his interest to an employee stock ownership plan in a leveraged buyout