Labor Board Judge Forces Starbucks to Reopen Café After Labor Law Violations

In most cases, a company is able to determine whether or not it wants to continue to operate a business in a certain location based on business considerations. As is often the case with labor law, though, things are not always that simple. In a recent case, an administrative law judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) forced Starbucks – which continues to see a nationwide unionization push – to reopen a café it had shuttered in upstate New York due to alleged labor law violations.