Nov. 3, 2025
Teamsters move to defend California labor laws in key federal test
Two cases in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California -- with one now moving to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- will provide key tests of the state's efforts to fill the void left as the new administration steps back from enforcing federal labor protections.
Two California labor laws at the heart of the state's effort to fill the federal enforcement gap are now facing major courtroom tests -- one before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the other in Sacramento -- as unions and business groups clash over how far the state can go to protect workers' rights when Washington stands down.
On Thursday, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters moved to intervene in the Trump administration's effort to block California...
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