What Loper Bright Means for Employment and Labor Law

ALI CLE [American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education]

In a landmark ruling with far-reaching consequences for federal agencies and the regulated community, the Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine. The Court’s Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Corner Post Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System decision fundamentally changes Chevron deference, requiring courts to interpret laws independently without relying on agency expertise. This decision means courts must exercise “independent judgment” and give a statute its “best meaning” rather than accepting “reasonable” agency interpretations. How will this decision reshape administrative law and affect labor and employment cases to come?

What You Will Learn

Even though the full impact of the Court's decision in Loper Bright has yet to be realized, the ruling undoubtably will have a broad impact on the rules and regulations affecting employers. Courts will now give statues their "best" interpretation, meaning agencies will have less leeway to write broad rules, affecting the implementation and enforcement of labor and employment laws around the county.

Join Alex MacDonald, Shareholder with Littler's Workplace Policy Institute, to examine what has truly changed in the wake of Chevron being overturned, and what developments and disruptions may be around the corner.

Topics include:

• What did the Court decide?
• What are the new dangers to rules and regulations affecting employers?
• What are the expected structural challenges to agencies, such as the DOL and NLRB?
• How will labor and employment agencies respond?
• What should employers watch for now?
• Key takeaways for practitioners

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