Ferguson Electric Co.

12 Cited authorities

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Transportation Management Corp.
462 U.S. 393 (1983) Cited 652 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the employer bears the burden of negating causation in a mixed-motive discrimination case, noting "[i]t is fair that [the employer] bear the risk that the influence of legal and illegal motives cannot be separated."
Bridgeport v. Assn. Against Discrim
455 U.S. 988 (1982) Cited 138 times
Granting summary judgment in defendant's favor in antitrust case, finding "no significant probative evidence of a conspiracy"
Republic Steel Corp. v. Labor Board
311 U.S. 7 (1940) Cited 231 times 3 Legal Analyses
In Republic Steel, supra, the Court refused to enforce an order requiring the employer to pay the full amount of back pay to an employee who had been paid to work for the Work Projects Administration in the meantime.
Bufco Corporation v. N.L.R.B
147 F.3d 964 (D.C. Cir. 1998) Cited 20 times
Finding two corporations to be alter egos despite the allegation that defendants conducted and recorded all corporate meetings
National Labor Relations v. Carolina Food Pro
81 F.3d 507 (4th Cir. 1996) Cited 17 times 1 Legal Analyses
Noting that a court should enforce an NLRB subpoena "if the information sought is relevant" and "described with sufficient particularly"
Abbey's Transp. Services, Inc. v. N.L.R.B
837 F.2d 575 (2d Cir. 1988) Cited 25 times
Finding violation when interrogator was a "lawyer-consultant"
Pittsburgh Press Co. v. N.L.R.B
977 F.2d 652 (D.C. Cir. 1992) Cited 19 times
Comparing the original hiring hall with its modern day attributes
Shattuck Denn Mining Corp. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
362 F.2d 466 (9th Cir. 1966) Cited 56 times
Upholding Board's determination that discharge for insubordination was pretextual where employer "refused to discharge" another employee also accused of insubordination
Holo-Krome Co. v. N.L.R.B
907 F.2d 1343 (2d Cir. 1990) Cited 14 times
Holding the Board's use of employer's protected expressions of opinion against union as a basis for finding animus to be contrary to section 8(c)
Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
806 F.2d 269 (D.C. Cir. 1986) Cited 14 times
Reversing as-yet unenforced Board orders

Ferguson Electric Co.

12 Cited authorities

Holding that the employer bears the burden of negating causation in a mixed-motive discrimination case, noting "[i]t is fair that [the employer] bear the risk that the influence of legal and illegal motives cannot be separated."

Granting summary judgment in defendant's favor in antitrust case, finding "no significant probative evidence of a conspiracy"

In Republic Steel, supra, the Court refused to enforce an order requiring the employer to pay the full amount of back pay to an employee who had been paid to work for the Work Projects Administration in the meantime.

Finding two corporations to be alter egos despite the allegation that defendants conducted and recorded all corporate meetings

Noting that a court should enforce an NLRB subpoena "if the information sought is relevant" and "described with sufficient particularly"

Finding violation when interrogator was a "lawyer-consultant"

Comparing the original hiring hall with its modern day attributes

Upholding Board's determination that discharge for insubordination was pretextual where employer "refused to discharge" another employee also accused of insubordination

Holding the Board's use of employer's protected expressions of opinion against union as a basis for finding animus to be contrary to section 8(c)

Reversing as-yet unenforced Board orders