Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. Friendly Cab Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2008No. 05-43752, 05-73813PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:
Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”) to protect the right of employees to participate in collec tive bargaining for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment. See 29 U.S.C. § 151. In an effort to avoid an application of the Act and its concomitant collective bargaining requirement, Friendly Cab Company, Inc. (“Friendly”) maintains that its taxicab drivers are independent contractors, rather than employees, and are therefore excluded from the protections of the Act. After conducting an unfair labor practice…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- National Labor Relations Board v. United Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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