September 06, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board told the D.C. Circuit that Google and its contractor, Cognizant, exercised the level of control typical of joint employers, urging the court to keep the board's conclusion that the two entities must bargain together with a union.
July 23, 2024
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups urged the D.C. Circuit to reject a National Labor Relations Board decision requiring Google and a contractor to bargain with YouTube Music workers, saying the agency relied on an "amorphous conception" of joint employer law in reaching the decision.
July 16, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board's finding that Google and its contractor Cognizant are joint employers is "riddled with … flaws," the two companies argued to the D.C. Circuit, challenging the board's application of its 2020 rule when reviewing control over supervision and benefits.
April 30, 2024
The D.C. Circuit will continue adjudicating Google's challenge to the unionization of its subsidiary YouTube Music, rejecting on Tuesday a request by the company and its contractor Cognizant to transfer the case to the Fifth Circuit.
March 04, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board has asked the D.C. Circuit to continue adjudicating Google's challenge to the unionization of its subsidiary YouTube Music, urging the court to reject the company's bid to transfer the case to the Fifth Circuit.
February 06, 2024
Google asked the D.C. Circuit for permission to defend the National Labor Relations Board's refusal to impose strict penalties for unfair labor practices while simultaneously asserting that its refusal to bargain with a union was not unfair.
January 24, 2024
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation randomly chose the D.C. Circuit to review a National Labor Relations Board ruling that found Google and a contractor unlawfully refused to bargain with a union representing YouTube Music workers.