The Supreme Court's 2013-2014 Labor and Employment Law Decisions: Consensus at the Court

34 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2014 Last revised: 1 Mar 2017

See all articles by Jeffrey M. Hirsch

Jeffrey M. Hirsch

University of North Carolina School of Law

Date Written: October 31, 2014

Abstract

This Article is a review of the Supreme Court's 2013-2014 labor and employment law decisions. Among the cases discussed are Harris v. Quinn, Lane v. Franks, Lawson v. FMR, Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp., NLRB v. Noel Canning, and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores. The Article notes the relative lack of sharp divisions among the Justices -- a result that appears to largely be the result of a less controversial labor and employment docket. However, as some of even this year's decisions show, sharp divisions on the Court still exist, and we're likely to see a return to the usual ideological decisions in later terms.

Keywords: Supreme Court, Labor, Employment, Discrimination, Union, ERISA, FLSA

Suggested Citation

Hirsch, Jeffrey M., The Supreme Court's 2013-2014 Labor and Employment Law Decisions: Consensus at the Court (October 31, 2014). 18 Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal 159 (2014), UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2517334, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2517334

Jeffrey M. Hirsch (Contact Author)

University of North Carolina School of Law ( email )

Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road
CB #3380
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380
United States
919-962-7675 (Phone)

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
317
Abstract Views
3,702
Rank
173,633
PlumX Metrics