Labor

  • April 28, 2025

    Judge 'Commandeered' VOA, DC Circ. Told

    The Trump administration is urging the D.C. Circuit to narrow an injunction preserving the agency that oversees Voice of America while the administration appeals a ruling that halted the broadcasting service's dismantling, saying a trial court judge ruled too broadly by reinstating grant agreements and employees.

  • April 28, 2025

    HCA Florida Hospitals Ordered To Arbitrate SEIU's Grievances

    A group of 17 HCA Florida hospitals must go before an arbitrator to resolve a Service Employees International union affiliate's grievances about legal fees tied to a dues deduction dispute, a federal judge ruled Monday, finding the grievances fall under an arbitration provision in the parties' labor contracts.

  • April 28, 2025

    Amazon Defends Firings, Disciplines Amid Ky. Union Drive

    Amazon didn't violate federal labor law by firing and disciplining workers while a union organizing effort was taking off at a facility near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the e-commerce giant argued, alleging National Labor Relations Board attorneys are seeking an unconstitutional nationwide notice-reading remedy.

  • April 28, 2025

    9th Circ. Backs Vegas Hotel In Ex-Worker's Disability Bias Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday refused to reopen a former bartender's lawsuit alleging a Las Vegas hotel forced her to take leave and eventually fired her for tremors caused by her cancer treatment, saying she hadn't provided enough evidence to back up her claims.

  • April 28, 2025

    Unions Tell Judge To Stop DOGE's Federal Personnel Probe

    A New York federal judge should block the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from disclosing information about federal employees to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, three unions argued in an updated injunction request, saying their position is stronger now that the judge denied the government's dismissal bid.

  • April 28, 2025

    No Harm Shown Over DOGE Access To Tax Data, US Says

    The U.S. government asked a D.C. federal court to throw out four organizations' bid to keep the White House's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing confidential taxpayer data, saying their suit fails to show injury to the groups' members.

  • April 28, 2025

    Trump Fights Foreign Service Union's Injunction Bid

    President Donald Trump disputed the American Foreign Service Association's injunction bid to block portions of his executive order that gutted collective bargaining rights for federal workers, telling a D.C. federal judge the union could still receive dues and represent employees in the grievance process.

  • April 28, 2025

    NLRB's Retreat Doesn't Moot Constitution Suit, DC Circ. Told

    Two Starbucks workers seeking to void National Labor Relations Board members' job protections urged the D.C. Circuit to keep a challenge to their suit's dismissal alive over the objections of the board, which argued its acceptance of the workers' argument moots the case.

  • April 28, 2025

    Teamsters Say UPS Fleeced Workers Through Pay Deductions

    The United Parcel Service deducted hundreds of dollars from unionized workers' April 3 paychecks without their consent, a Teamsters unit and four employees told a New York federal court. 

  • April 28, 2025

    Union Tells 3rd Circ. Healthcare Fight Belongs In Arbitration

    A Pennsylvania federal judge properly concluded that a healthcare dispute between a power plant operator and an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local was arbitrable, the union said, asking the Third Circuit to uphold the judge's decision to send the fight to arbitration.

  • April 25, 2025

    Employer-Side Ties May Pose Conflicts For NLRB GC Pick

    National Labor Relations Board general counsel nominee Crystal Carey has taken some criticism for her employment with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, a prominent management-side firm that represents big-name clients before the board. Here, Law360 explores federal officials' ethics obligations and what they may mean for Carey's potential role as the labor board's next top cop. 

  • April 25, 2025

    Judge Blocks Trump Order Limiting Fed. Worker Bargaining

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's order last month seeking to end collective bargaining for workers at more than a dozen federal agencies with national security roles, two days after suggesting during oral arguments that Trump's order was retaliatory.

  • April 25, 2025

    Feds Fight Unions' Bid To Reverse Cuts To FMCS

    A group of unions lack standing to ask a New York federal judge to reverse staffing cuts and field office closures at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the federal government has argued, opposing the group's bid for an injunction undoing the shrinkage of the labor-management dispute resolution agency.

  • April 25, 2025

    Local Gov'ts, Union Sue Over COVID Grant Cancellations

    Four local governments have joined with a government employees union to challenge the federal government's termination of $11 billion in grants stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking an injunction restoring the funds and a declaration that the decision to mass-terminate the grants was unlawful.

  • April 25, 2025

    Mich. Co. Challenges Acting NLRB GC's 'Procedural Ambush'

    A Detroit water infrastructure company accused the National Labor Relations Board's acting general counsel of a "procedural ambush" when his office asked to pursue "direct or foreseeable" harms under the board's Thryv decision, saying the counsel's request to revise an exception filed by agency prosecutors came nearly three years late.

  • April 25, 2025

    Calif. Forecast: Workday AI Bias Suit Up For Class Cert.

    In the coming week, attorneys should watch for arguments regarding conditional collective certification in a discrimination suit against Workday Inc. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • April 25, 2025

    Teachers Union Blocks Feds From Freezing Funds Over DEI

    The federal government can't revoke funding from schools associated with the National Education Association and two other educator groups because of the institutions' diversity, equity and inclusion policies, a New Hampshire federal judge ruled, saying the organizations will likely succeed in their suit claiming government guidance was unlawfully vague.

  • April 25, 2025

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Suit Over Contract Translation

    This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a former New York City day care center worker who claims he was denied overtime pay under state and federal law.

  • April 24, 2025

    Skadden Meddled With Internal Trump Deal Talk, NLRB Told

    A worker rights group has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that the firm restricted access to email distribution lists to "suppress employee discussions" about Skadden's deal with the Trump administration.

  • April 24, 2025

    Imaging Nurses Can Join Nurses Union At Minn. Hospital

    Three nurses who work in a Minnesota hospital's cardiovascular imaging department can vote on joining the union that represents the hospital's other 1,300 nurses, a National Labor Relations Board official has ruled, setting an election for later this month.

  • April 24, 2025

    Union Challenges Treasury's Suit Over CBA Executive Order

    A National Treasury Employees Union affiliate urged a Kentucky federal judge Thursday not to find the U.S. Department of the Treasury can lawfully terminate its labor contracts with the national union, arguing the district court does not have jurisdiction and the agency can't request an advisory opinion.

  • April 24, 2025

    Former NLRB Member And Veteran Atty Emanuel Dies

    William Emanuel, a former National Labor Relations Board member and veteran management-side labor attorney, has died, a friend and management bar colleague told Law360.

  • April 24, 2025

    7th Circ. Backs Employers In Pension Fund Withdrawal Fight

    The Seventh Circuit upheld Thursday a trial court's ruling that two employers aren't required to pay a higher rate calculating how much it would cost to jump ship from a failing pension plan, knocking down arguments from the pension fund that an exception to the rate limit applied.

  • April 24, 2025

    SpaceX, NLRB Ask 5th Circ. To Pause Constitutionality Case

    SpaceX and the National Labor Relations Board asked the Fifth Circuit to pause one of the rocket-maker's constitutional challenges to the board's structure, saying the board is investigating whether SpaceX is an air carrier whose labor-management relations are overseen by the National Mediation Board rather than the NLRB.

  • April 24, 2025

    Construction Co. Tells 6th Circ. To Void NLRB's Bargain Order

    A construction company disputed the National Labor Relations Board's interpretation of a nearly 70-year-old board precedent when finding an International Union of Operating Engineers local timely withdrew from multiemployer bargaining, telling the Sixth Circuit the company lawfully locked out employees to push the union to negotiate.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2025

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    While companies must monitor for policy shifts under the new administration in 2025, it will also be a year to play it safe and remember the basics, such as the importance of documenting retention policies and conducting swift investigations into workplace complaints, say attorneys at Krevolin Horst.

  • NLRB Likely To Fill Vacuum After NMB Jurisdiction Ruling

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    The National Mediation Board's recent ruling in Swissport Cargo Services LP abandoned decades of precedent by concluding the Railway Labor Act doesn’t apply to airline service providers, likely leading the National Labor Relations Board to assert its jurisdiction instead and potentially causing more operational disruptions and labor strife, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Ring In The New Year With An Updated Employee Handbook

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    One of the best New Year's resolutions employers can make is to update their employee handbooks, given that a handbook can mitigate, or even prevent, costly litigation as long as it accounts for recent changes in laws, court rulings and agency decisions, say attorneys at Kutak Rock.

  • 9 Things To Expect From Trump's Surprising DOL Pick

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    The unexpected nomination of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., to lead the U.S. Department of Labor reflects a blend of pro-business and pro-labor leanings, and signals that employers should prepare for a mix of continuity and moderate adjustments in the coming years, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips.

  • Why State Captive Audience Laws Matter After NLRB Decision

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    As employers focus on complying with the National Labor Relations Board's new position that captive audience meetings violate federal labor law, they should also be careful not to overlook state captive audience laws that prohibit additional types of company meetings and communications, says Karla Grossenbacher at Seyfarth.

  • Pa. Ruling Highlights Challenges Of Employer Arb. Appeals

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    A Pennsylvania federal court's recent ruling in Welch Foods v. General Teamsters Local Union No. 397 demonstrates the inherent difficulties employers face when seeking relief from labor arbitration decisions through appeals in court — and underscores how employers are faced with often conflicting legal priorities, says Daniel Johns at Cozen O'Connor.

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