Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Law

Whistleblower: DOGE siphoned NLRB case data (krebsonsecurity.com)
A security architect with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that employees from Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transferred gigabytes of sensitive data from agency case files in early March, using short-lived accounts configured to leave few traces of network activity.

Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Labor Law, Elon Musk, Government Efficiency

35 points by todsacerdoti 4 days ago | 4 comments

US labour watchdog halts Apple cases after group’s lawyer picked for top job (ft.com)

Labor Law, Apple, Legal Appointments, Politics

275 points by belter 24 days ago | 282 comments

NLRB acting general counsel rescinds non-compete labor policy (natlawreview.com)
In a significant development for employers that use restrictive covenant agreements, on February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen rescinded prior NLRB GC memoranda, including two restrictive covenant-related memoranda authored by former general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo.

Labor Law, Non-Compete Agreements, NLRB, Legal News, Employment Law

161 points by moonka 68 days ago | 90 comments

Amazon and SpaceX challenge NLRB's constitutionality (apnews.com)
Attorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX argued in a federal appeals court Monday that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional, advancing a legal fight that may last into the Trump administration where Musk is expected to oversee bureaucratic cost-cutting.

Legal Issues, Labor Law, Space Exploration, Amazon, SpaceX

5 points by senderista 154 days ago | 1 comments

Judge denies SpaceX effort to block move of NLRB case back to California [pdf] (courtlistener.com)

SpaceX, Law, California, Labor Law, Legal Proceedings

8 points by basementcat 274 days ago | 0 comments

NLRB judge declares non-compete clause is an unfair labor practice (nlrbedge.com)

Labor Law, Legal News, Non-Compete Agreements

374 points by lalaland1125 314 days ago | 227 comments

Apple Illegally Interrogated NYC Retail Staff, US Labor Board Rules (bloomberg.com)

Apple, Labor Law, Retail, New York, United States

25 points by gulced 355 days ago | 2 comments

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor law with union comments, NLRB rules (seattletimes.com)