Amazon.com Services v. N.Y. State Public Employment Relations Bd.

On September 30, 2025, WLF asked the Eastern District of New York to strike down an amendment to New York Labor Law § 715 as preempted by the NLRA. WLF contends that the law, enacted as Senate Bill 8034A earlier this month, impermissibly grants the New York Public Employment Relations Board authority over private-sector labor disputes within the NLRB’s exclusive jurisdiction. As WLF’s amicus brief explains, the new law undermines federal authority, invites a patchwork of state labor rules, and burdens interstate commerce. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business, Associated Builders & Contractors, Associated General Contractors of New York State, and the Business Council of New York State also joined the amicus brief. WLF’s brief was prepared by Eli Freedberg of Littler Mendelson, PC.