Labor

  • March 02, 2026

    Teamsters Unit Pushes To Arbitrate Alaska Hiring Hall Fight

    A Teamsters local urged an Alaska federal court to order a construction company to arbitrate grievances alleging it bypassed the union's hiring hall on infrastructure projects, arguing the contractor is breaching its collective bargaining agreement by refusing to arbitrate.

  • March 02, 2026

    Justices Reject Latest Bid To Nix Baseball's Antitrust Shield

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review baseball's long-standing exemption from federal antitrust law on Monday, in a case accusing a league in Puerto Rico of forcing out a team's owners.

  • February 27, 2026

    Charter Schools Lose Bid To Block Ill. Union Neutrality Law

    An Illinois federal judge won't block a new state law requiring charter schools to include a "union neutrality clause" in their charter agreements that instructs them to remain neutral on the unionization of their employees, ruling that the law is not unconstitutional.

  • February 27, 2026

    NLRB GC Tells Attys To Narrow Pursuit Of Rules Cases

    National Labor Relations Board general counsel Crystal Carey on Friday told regions to more selectively pursue cases accusing an employer of maintaining unlawful workplace rules, as part of a broader review of board case handling practices that she said will make the agency more efficient.

  • February 27, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Says Reinstated VA Worker Can Get Attorney Fees

    A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs field examiner was still a prevailing party entitled to recover attorney fees and costs after the department reinstated her with back pay following her removal, the Federal Circuit ruled on Friday.

  • February 27, 2026

    NLRB Revives Case Against Starbucks Out Of Oklahoma City

    The National Labor Relations Board has revived accusations that Starbucks violated federal labor law during a union drive in Oklahoma City, vacating an order that had settled the case to Starbucks' satisfaction but drew protests from the union and board prosecutors.

  • February 27, 2026

    Ex-Officials Back Union Challenge To Feds' Resignation Offer

    A group of former public officials and legal scholars have urged the First Circuit to revive a union-led challenge to the Trump administration's resignation program for federal employees, saying a lower court improperly expanded a doctrine for evaluating when disputes must go through administrative channels rather than court.

  • February 27, 2026

    Calif. Forecast: Grubhub $25M Wage Deal Heads To Court

    In the next week, attorneys should watch for a preliminary settlement hearing in a long-running Grubhub driver classification suit that went to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • February 27, 2026

    Amazon Urges Court To Nix NY Labor Law

    Amazon has urged a New York federal court to permanently bar a new law allowing the state to act on behalf of the National Labor Relations Board, arguing that the court has already issued a preliminary injunction determining that it is likely to succeed in its challenge to the law.

  • February 27, 2026

    NY Forecast: NY Courts Vax Objection Case At 2nd Circ.

    This week, the Second Circuit will consider the New York State Unified Court System's challenge to a federal judge's decision finding the court system discriminated against a Christian employee by not accommodating her request for an exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York. 

  • February 26, 2026

    9th Circ. Lifts Injunction That Blocked Federal Union Ouster

    The Ninth Circuit gave the Trump administration the green light to kick unions out of nearly two dozen federal agencies Thursday, lifting a block on an executive order that let the agencies cut union ties claiming national security concerns.

  • February 26, 2026

    NLRB Denies Vote Count For Late Hires Amid Shutdown

    The ballots cast by three newly hired workers should not be counted in an election in which workers at a Louisiana energy company voted on representation by an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local, a National Labor Relations Board official ruled Thursday.

  • February 26, 2026

    6th Circ. Skeptical Of Jurisdiction In NLRB Decert. Challenge

    The Sixth Circuit appeared unlikely Thursday to revive a construction company's challenge to a National Labor Relations Board decision tossing a petition to oust a union representing workers at the company, with judges skeptical they had jurisdiction to consider the dispute under federal labor law's limitations on representation case appeals.

  • February 26, 2026

    NLRB Rejects Financial Remedies For Employers' Union Tests

    The divided National Labor Relations Board declined on Thursday to make employers compensate workers for missed bargaining opportunities when they delay negotiations to challenge representation elections, rejecting a lingering initiative of the board's Biden-era chief prosecutor.

  • February 26, 2026

    SEIU Escapes Fired Pa. Hospital Worker's Bias Suit

    A Service Employees International Union unit can exit a lawsuit alleging that the union failed to properly represent a Black phlebotomist after she was fired by a Philadelphia hospital while she was on medical leave, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday.

  • February 26, 2026

    NLRB Official OKs Union Ouster Vote At Calif. Charter Schools

    A National Labor Relations Board official has greenlighted a union decertification election at a pair of charter schools in Sacramento, California, rejecting the union's argument that the board can't assert jurisdiction over the schools because they are a public employer.

  • February 26, 2026

    NLRB Readopts 2020 Joint Employer Rule In 'Ministerial' Move

    The National Labor Relations Board formally republished a 2020 rule on Thursday narrowing the circumstances in which it tags employers with liability to another firm's employees, in what it called a "ministerial" step to clarify its consistent policy.

  • February 26, 2026

    NLRB Orders Region To Recalculate Union Payouts

    A National Labor Relations Board official must recalculate payments owed to employees who were excluded from a concrete company's profit-sharing plan and to a pension fund on behalf of the workers, the board has ruled, finding that the calculations must account for the payments the workers received in the past.

  • February 26, 2026

    NY Nurses Hired During Strike Say Staffing Co. Owes Wages

    A healthcare staffing company stiffed a group of nurses on their full wages and travel expenses after hiring them to work at New York hospitals during a recent strike, the workers said in a complaint filed in federal court.

  • February 25, 2026

    AT&T Promptly Settles NYC Pension Funds Diversity Suit

    AT&T on Wednesday agreed to allow shareholders to vote on New York City pension funds' proposal requesting a corporate diversity report, quickly settling a suit filed by the funds last week.

  • February 25, 2026

    NLRB Gets $224K In Attorney Fees In Publisher Contempt Suit

    The former publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press owes the National Labor Relations Board general counsel's office more than $224,000, the D.C. Circuit held Wednesday, saying Ampersand Publishing must compensate the office for the legal fees it incurred pursuing a contempt-of-court order against the publisher.

  • February 25, 2026

    NLRB Member's Merger Doctrine Notes Open Path For Change

    National Labor Relations Board member Scott Mayer's assertion that he would rethink a longstanding doctrine barring votes for workers to oust unions that have merged into larger bargaining units offers an early glimpse of the new board majority's views, experts said, and invited employers to raise the issue in litigation.

  • February 25, 2026

    CSX Strikes Deal To Wrap Up Ex-Manager's Retaliation Suit

    Rail giant CSX has reached a deal to end a lawsuit from a former maintenance manager who alleged he was met with "screaming, cussing, and hollering" for reporting railway safety concerns before eventually being forced out of his job, according to a Georgia federal court filing. 

  • February 25, 2026

    NLRB Attys Want Exxon's Win Over Labor Charges Reversed

    The National Labor Relations Board should find that an ExxonMobil facility in Texas violated federal labor law by changing its floating holiday policy without a union's consent, board prosecutors argued, asking the NLRB to reverse a board judge's finding that there wasn't enough evidence that the policy changed.

  • February 25, 2026

    Pension Fund Presses For CEO Texts In $60B Merger Fight

    A union pension fund stockholder urged the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to revive its bid for access to a former Pioneer Natural Resources Co. CEO's undisclosed text messages and emails, arguing that the Delaware Chancery Court set an "impossible" standard in denying inspection of communications tied to the company's $60 billion sale to Exxon Mobil Corp.

Expert Analysis

  • Axed ALJ Removal Protections Mark Big Shift For NLRB

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    A D.C. federal court's recent decision in VHS Acquisition Subsidiary No. 7 v. National Labor Relations Board removed long-standing tenure protections for administrative law judges by finding they must be removable at will by the NLRB, marking a significant shift in the agency's ability to prosecute and adjudicate cases, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • The Future Of ALJs At NLRB And DOL Post-Jarkesy

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    In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Jarkesy ruling, several ongoing challenges to the constitutionality of the U.S. Department of Labor's and the National Labor Relations Board's administrative law judges have the potential to significantly shape the future of administrative tribunals, say attorneys at Wiley Rein.

  • Water Cooler Talk: 'Harry Potter' Reveals Magic Of Feedback

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    Troutman Pepper's Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter chat with Wicker Park Group partner Tara Weintritt about various feedback methods used by "Harry Potter" characters — from Snape's sharp and cutting remarks to Dumbledore's lack of specificity and Hermione's poor delivery — and explore how clear, consistent and actionable feedback can transform workplaces.

  • What To Expect From Trump's Deputy Labor Secretary Pick

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    President Donald Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, Keith Sonderling, has a track record of prioritizing clear guidance on both traditional and cutting-edge issues, which can provide insight into what employers can expect from his leadership, say attorneys at Littler.

  • A Look At Order Ending Federal Contractor Affirmative Action

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    To comply with President Donald Trump's executive order revoking affirmative action requirements in the next 90 days, federal contractors should focus on identification of protected groups, responsibilities of "diversity officer" positions and annual compliance reviews, says Jeremy Burkhart at Holland & Knight.

  • The Implications Of E-Cigarette Cos. Taking Suits To 5th Circ.

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    The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds over the definition of an "adversely affected" person under the Tobacco Control Act, and the justices' ruling will have important and potentially wide-ranging implications for forum shopping claims, says Trillium Chang at Zuckerman Spaeder.

  • 4 Employment Law Areas Set To Change Under Trump

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    President Donald Trump's second term is expected to bring significant changes to the U.S. employment law landscape, including the potential for updated worker classification regulations, and challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion that are already taking shape, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • 8 Lessons Yellow Corp. Layoffs Can Teach Distressed Cos.

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    A Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent decision, examining trucking company Yellow Corp.’s abrupt termination of roughly 25,500 employees, offers financially distressed businesses a road map for navigating layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • 10 Key Worker-Friendly California Employment Law Updates

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    New employment laws in California expand employee rights, transparency and enforcement mechanisms, and failing to educate department managers on these changes could put employers at risk, says Melanie Ronen at Stradley Ronon.

  • 7 Employment Contracts Issues Facing DOL Scrutiny

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    A growing trend of U.S. Department of Labor enforcement against employment practices that limit workers' rights and avoid legal responsibility shines a light on seven unique contractual provisions that violate federal labor laws, and face agressive litigation from the labor solicitor, says Thomas Starks at Freeman Mathis.

  • How Trump Presidency May Influence NLRB's Next Phase

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    Attorneys at Paul Hastings discuss how last year’s key National Labor Relations Board developments may progress once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, including the wave of lawsuits challenging the board’s constitutionality and two landmark board decisions that upset decades of precedent.

  • How Trump Admin May Approach AI In The Workplace

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    Key indicators suggest that the incoming Trump administration will adopt a deregulatory approach to artificial intelligence, allowing states to fill the void, so it is critical that employers pay close attention to developing legal authority concerning AI tools, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Top 10 Legal Issues This Year For Transportation Industry GCs

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    General counsel must carefully consider numerous legal and policy challenges facing the automotive and transportation industry in the year to come, especially while navigating new technologies, regulations and global markets, says Francesco Liberatore at Squire Patton.

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