August 2026 Newsletter

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Sixth Circuit Rejects Cemex, Issuing Major Blow to NLRB’s Authority On Friday, March 6, 2026, in Brown-Forman Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, a three-judge panel on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on whether the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) erred in issuing a bargaining order after applying only the Cemex standard to the case. Learn More

Public Universities, Controversial Speech, and the First Amendment The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a public university violated a professor’s First Amendment rights by restricting speech that addressed a matter of public concern. This case arose when the University of Washington adopted an official land acknowledgement statement to recognize that certain land on which the university sits was originally home to Indigenous people. Learn More

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Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Discusses the Essentials of Labor Arbitration Labor lawyer Jessica C. Caggiano recently participated in a panel discussion entitled “Arbitration Bootcamp: Building Your Core,” presented at the 2026 AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance (ULA) Conference. The panel was moderated by Treyvon Jordan of Beins Axelrod and Keating, and Caggiano was joined by Connie Vallas of IAM International. Learn More

Michael Dryden Featured on Legends of Labor Hall of Fame Broadcast Mike Dryden recently appeared on Who’s Who in Philly Labor on WWDB-AM as the latest inductee into the Legends of Labor Hall of Fame. He talked about representing injured workers and the firm’s longstanding commitment to labor and employment advocacy in the Philadelphia region. Learn More

Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Discusses Navigating Collective Bargaining Impasses Labor lawyer Lauren M. Hoye served as a panelist for an educational seminar on Bargaining Impasses and Timelines, presented by The Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation and Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board on June 23. Hoye’s focus during the seminar was on the statutory requirements under Act 195 and Act 88 for reaching a collective bargaining impasse. The seminar was widely attended by representatives from both management and labor. Learn More