NY State Labor Law to Face NLRB Lawsuit: States of Play

Sept. 12, 2025, 6:41 PM UTC

NEW YORK’S LABOR LAW asserting state authority over private-sector labor disputes and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) earlier this month is the target of a soon-to-be-filed lawsuit from the general counsel’s office for the National Labor Relations Board.

  • Supporters of the New York measure designed it as a response to the NLRB’s lack of a quorum after President Donald Trump fired Democratic member Gwynne Wilcox.
  • The law also addressed concern that labor unions might have a hard time getting their unfair labor practice charges adjudicated. Similar legislation is pending in California and Massachusetts.
  • The general counsel’s office is likely ...

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