The Supreme Court recently ruled in a case stemming from a labor dispute with Starbucks, making it more challenging for the federal government to obtain court orders in situations where a company is suspected of interfering in unionization campaigns. The decision has tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect workers' jobs during union organizing efforts.
The court rejected a rule that some courts had previously applied to orders sought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and instead favored a higher threshold proposed by Starbucks. This new threshold must be met in most other disputes over court orders or injunctions.
