top of page
Search
SSDS
Nov 16, 20223 min read
UFCW LOCAL 770 PRESIDENT JOHN GRANT RETIRES AFTER 46 YEARS
UFCW Local 770 President John Grant announced his retirement in September in a powerful speech at the Local’s Executive Board Meeting. A...
83 views0 comments
SSDS
Nov 15, 20221 min read
SCOTUS GRANTS CERTIORARI IN GLACIER NORTHWEST
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, a case...
9 views0 comments
SSDS
Nov 15, 20221 min read
KATHY FINN ELECTED PRESIDENT
SSDS extends its warmest congratulations to a dear friend and ally, UFCW Local 770 President Kathy Finn on her election. President Finn...
9 views0 comments
SSDS
Nov 15, 20221 min read
UFCW LOCALS OPPOSE KROGER-ALBERTSONS MERGER
UFCW 5, 7, 324, 367, 770, 3000 have openly opposed the proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger, which would result in the...
3 views0 comments
SSDS
Nov 14, 20221 min read
NLRB REINSTATES POST-CONTRACT DUES CHECKOFF
In Valley Hospital II, the NLRB ruled that dues checkoff must continue after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement until a...
6 views0 comments
SSDS
Oct 4, 20221 min read
SSDS PARTNER DANIEL CURRY ADMITTED TO ARIZONA BAR
Congratulations to Dan Curry, whose bar licensures include New York, Kansas, and California. SSDS encourages its lawyers to seek...
32 views0 comments
SSDS
Oct 3, 20223 min read
JUDGE UPHOLDS EMPLOYER RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS TO COVERAGE OF HIV PREVENTION DRUG
By Richard Swartz, SSDS ERISA Partner In its 2014 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision, the Supreme Court found that the Religious Freedom...
24 views0 comments
SSDS
Oct 2, 20221 min read
SWEET FLOWER CANNABIS EMPLOYEES VOTE TO JOIN UFCW LOCAL 770
In August, workers at Sweet Flower cannabis dispensaries in Culver City and Pasadena overwhelmingly voted to unionize. These shops will...
4 views0 comments
SSDS
Sep 23, 20221 min read
SSDS WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATE
Lovelace Lee IV is a Los Angeles native and attended the University of California, Riverside for undergrad, where he received a B.A. in...
20 views0 comments
SSDS
Sep 22, 20222 min read
SSDS ATTORNEYS REVERSE TRUMP-ERA PRECEDENT ON WEARING UNION LOGOS AT WORK
On August 29, 2022, the NLRB reaffirmed that when an employer interferes “in any way” with its employees’ right to display union insignia...
15 views0 comments
SSDS
Jun 30, 20227 min read
TAG Files RC Petitions; No Surprises Act; COVID and Religious Exemptions; ILO: New Rights at Work
July 1, 2022 ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT: MICHAEL FEINBERG Michael Feinberg has spent every day of his 43-year legal career at Schwartz,...
32 views0 comments
SSDS
Jun 8, 20223 min read
USC Workers Unionize; OSHA Ergonomics Citation; House Finds Meatpacking Abuses; SSDS Attys on Panel
June 8, 2022 WORKERS VOTE TO UNIONIZE WITH CIR/SEIU AT USC; INTERNS AND RESIDENTS PREPARE TO STRIKE AT LA COUNTY HOSPITALS Interns,...
20 views0 comments
SSDS
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Daily Journal Profiles SSD&S Attorneys; Grocery Workers Win Big; UC Worker Action; Fred Ross Project
April 29, 2022 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GROCERY WORKERS WIN BIG IN LATEST CONTRACT Grocery workers at Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions...
13 views
SSDS
Mar 24, 20227 min read
New COVID Leave; NLRB Asks for Handbook Rules Reversal; Penteshin to ULA Board; Attorney Spotlight
March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA 2022 COVID-19 SICK LEAVE EFFECTIVE On February 7, 2022, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 114...
11 views
SSDS
Jan 14, 20223 min read
UC Student Researcher Union Recognized; Pork Processor Cited; Animation Guild Expands Beyond L.A.
January 14, 2022 Schwartz, Steinsapir Dohrmann & Sommers wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2022! 2022 BRINGS NEW LAWS TO PROTECT AND...
4 views
SSDS
Oct 20, 20214 min read
IATSE Negotiations; Working Conditions for Meatpackers; Workers Win Back Pay; Attorney Spotlight
October 20, 2021 ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT ALEJANDRO DELGADO joins SSDS as a Partner Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers (“SSDS”) is proud...
16 views
SSDS
Sep 13, 20215 min read
Win Against Tesla at NLRB; New NLRB GC; Cal-OSHA Fines; UC Student Researchers; Attorney Spotlight
September 13, 2021 ICYMI ELON MUSK STILL A UNION-BUSTER SSDS Attorneys Prevail Against Tesla at NLRB For a company that likes to present...
40 views
bottom of page