July 12, 2023
Flimsy arguments against grievance arbitration made by Marathon Petroleum Co. LP and Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. LLC were not so frivolous as to warrant sanctions in the form of a legal fee award, a California federal judge ruled in a labor dispute between the oil companies and an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local.
May 10, 2023
Marathon Petroleum and a subsidiary must arbitrate two grievances over allegations that they violated a project labor agreement by subcontracting work set aside for union members, a California federal judge ruled, saying the companies aren't excluded from arbitration under the accord.
May 05, 2023
In the next week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the California Supreme Court in a wage and hour case against Uber that follows up on the federal justices' closely watched ruling in Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana. Here's a look at the state high court case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.