Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst

04/30/2025

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court holds that a reservist called to active duty during a national emergency is entitled to differential pay regardless of whether the call-up or their service is directly addressing the emergency. Any reservist called to duty during an emergency is entitled to such pay. The decision crosses ideological lines. Opinion by Gorsuch joined by Roberts, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Dissent by Thomas, joined by Alito, Kagan, and Jackson.

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst we fight for our client's right to the compensation to which they are entitled, whether that's in the public or private sectors.

11/14/2024

The National Labor Relations Board hands workers a victory, ruling that employers may not require their workers to attend captive audience meetings where they are discouraged from organizing.

This victory for workers may be short lived, as a new Presidential administration will likely appoint members to the board that will reverse this decision.

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst we assist workers seeking to organize, regardless of how friendly an administration in Washington is.

Today, the Board issued a decision in Amazon.com Services LLC, ruling that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees under threat of discipline or discharge to attend meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization.

04/12/2024

The Supreme Court unanimously holds that workers who transport goods in foreign or interstate commerce are covered by Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act's exemption from mandatory arbitration clauses, regardless of whether the employer is one in the "transportation industry."

02/08/2024

The Supreme Court holds that under under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act must show that a whistleblower's protected activity was a factor. The Court rejected a higher standard that would have required proof of retaliatory intent.

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst, we represent workers who blow the whistle on improper employer conduct.

12/09/2023

Our client, Jason Jones, was supposed to have his race discrimination trial in the fall of 2019. Between court adjournments, the COVID pandemic, and other circumstances his day in court was delayed until this week.

But I am proud to announce that, along with Risman & Risman PC and Brustein Law P.C., we obtained a verdict of $675,000 against his former employer Mayflower International Hotel Group, Inc.

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst we will fight for our clients, as long as it takes.

02/22/2023

The Supreme Court holds that an employer cannot avoid paying workers overtime as exempt "executives" if they do not meet the Department of Labor's "salary basis" test, even if they are highly compensated.

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst we represent workers who have been denied overtime pay, paid less than minimum wage, or otherwise been subjected to wage theft.

02/11/2022

Workers should not be forced to lose their right to bring their case before a jury as a condition of employment. We are glad to see that progress is being made in disallowing forced arbitration.

The bipartisan bill bans employers from inserting provisions in contracts that require individuals who allege claims of sexual assault or harassment to go through a secretive process.

07/21/2021

Scabby lives. Today the NLRB affirmed prior precedent and ruled that a union does not commit an unfair labor practice when it displays a giant inflatable rat near the entrance of a neutral employer (one not directly involved in a labor dispute with a union).

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst advises and advocates on behalf of unions seeking to organize workers and bring their message to the public.

In a decision issued today in Lippert Components, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 8 (2021), the National Labor Relations Board found that a union did not violate the National Labor Relations Act by displaying a 12-foot inflatable rat with red eyes, fangs, and claws (“Scabby the Rat”) and two large banners, on...

05/28/2021

Worker cooperatives are one method to address the depressed wages and lack of worker protections that come when employers classify their workers as "independent contractors." At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst, we represent workers seeking creative solutions to the issue worker misclassification.

About 2,500 drivers in New York are organizing to create what they say is a better deal for drivers than what the ride-hailing giants offer.

05/10/2021

This gives rise to an interesting question. How do the laws in the U.S. that prohibit discrimination apply to what may be considered racial, ethnic, or cultural divisions that have their origins in other countries, but do not neatly translate into our understanding of "race" and other protected categories in the U.S.?

Civil rights advocates are calling on a U.S. agency to recognize that caste discrimination is illegal under existing federal law, an issue growing more prominent as tech companies are hit with litigation by South Asian workers alleging bias based on social status.

05/06/2021

The Department of Labor has withdrawn the Trump era rule that made it easier to classify workers as "Independent Contractors" and avoid paying minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst we fight employee misclassification to ensure workers are paid appropriately.

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01/04/2021

The formation of the Alphabet Workers Union is an example of organizing that gives workers legal protection and bargaining power outside the traditional "exclusive bargaining representative" framework of the labor laws.

At the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst, we assist workers in both traditional and non-traditional models of organizing and advocacy.

The creation of the union, a rarity in Silicon Valley, follows years of increasing outspokenness by Google workers. Executives have struggled to handle the change.