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Judge Halts New York’s Private-Sector Labor Law in Amazon Case

The preliminary injunction cites likely NLRA preemption, freezing state action pending further review.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee issued the preliminary injunction on Wednesday in the Eastern District of New York.
  • The order blocks enforcement of New York’s temporary statute that empowered the state’s PERB to adjudicate private‑sector labor disputes.
  • PERB is barred from acting on the Amazon Labor Union complaint over the firing of Brima Sylla at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island.
  • The court said Amazon is likely to succeed on its federal preemption claim and cautioned that state interventions risk conflicting or duplicative rulings.
  • The broader challenges continue in federal court, including NLRB lawsuits contesting similar measures in New York and California.