AMAZON IS CHALLENGING NEW YORK’S law that claims state authority over private-sector labor disputes, alleging that federal law preempts it. The lawsuit is the second seeking to block the recently enacted state statute, following legal action from the National Labor Relations Board.
- The law Amazon is challenging declares that the New York Public Employment Relations Board has authority to oversee union election disputes and resolve unfair labor practice charges unless the NLRB “successfully asserts jurisdiction over any employer, employees, trades, or industries” via federal court order.
- New York legislators passed the law in response to the NLRB’s lack of a ...