Labor

  • July 13, 2026

    Split NLRB Backs Union Vote In Supervisor Status Row

    A split National Labor Relations Board panel upheld Monday a regional director's decision to approve a union representation election at a small-business nonprofit in New York, with dissenting board member Scott Mayer saying there was enough evidence to review whether the petitioner for the union was a supervisor.

  • July 13, 2026

    Mich. Crane Company Faces ERISA Benefits Suit

    The trustees of several Operating Engineers Local 324 benefit funds accused a crane company and its owner in Michigan federal court Friday of not making fringe benefit contributions required under a collective bargaining agreement and using the plan assets to instead pay expenses, violating ERISA.

  • July 13, 2026

    Worker Was Illegally Fired Over Wage Talk, NLRB Judge Says

    An Illinois custom sign fabricator violated federal labor law by firing an employee over wage discussions with co-workers, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, finding the company would not have terminated him absent that protected activity.

  • July 13, 2026

    VW Seeks Partial Win In NLRB Representation Election Fight

    Volkswagen has asked the National Labor Relations Board for a partial win in a case claiming that the automaker unlawfully interfered with a union representation election for employees at a New Jersey distribution center, arguing that the company has a protected right to express its views to its workers.

  • July 13, 2026

    Mich. Hospital Hit With WARN Act Suit Over 3-Day Notice

    The Michigan Nurses Association on Friday accused a southwestern Michigan hospital of violating the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by only giving three days' notice before shutting down and laying off nearly all its workforce.

  • July 13, 2026

    UPS Driver Seeks Quick Win In Colo. Sick Leave Suit

    A UPS package driver asked a Colorado federal court to rule in his favor on key issues in a proposed class action alleging the delivery giant failed to provide paid sick leave to thousands of union workers, arguing there are no disputed facts that could save the company's position.

  • July 13, 2026

    Video Game Retailer Illegally Fired Worker, NLRB Judge Says

    A South Carolina video game retailer violated federal labor law by firing an employee for breaching an overly broad nondisclosure agreement during a discussion about a manager's wages and performance, a National Labor Relations Board judge held, ruling that the former employee's statements were protected.

  • July 10, 2026

    NLRB GC Role In Amazon Case Puts Ethics Rules In Spotlight

    Democratic lawmakers have questioned NLRB general counsel Crystal Carey over her participation in cases featuring Amazon and other clients from her time as a management-side attorney, and while some experts say records suggest she has followed ethics rules, others say the situation might warrant a more cautious approach to potential conflicts.

  • July 10, 2026

    Software Co. Seeks Rehearing In NLRB Remedy Ruling

    A Vermont software company urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to rethink its decision finding that the company illegally fired an employee for creating a spreadsheet for coworkers to share their salaries, arguing that the circuit court erred by rejecting its challenge to the ordered remedies in the case.

  • July 10, 2026

    Union Can't Force Ex-Aides Into Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Says

    A union cannot automatically bind former New York City home health aides to mandatory arbitration through an agreement signed after they left their jobs, the Second Circuit ruled, allowing 17 former workers to press their cases outside a roughly $30 million fund.

  • July 10, 2026

    CFPB, Union Seek Pause On Review Of Layoff Plan

    The Trump administration and a federal labor union that represents staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have jointly asked a D.C. federal court to pause weighing a response to the administration's plan to lay off about half of the agency's remaining workforce, arguing the president's nominee to head the agency should be given the chance to review the plan if he is confirmed.

  • July 10, 2026

    Trader Joe's Union Wins Chicago Election After 2 Years

    Trader Joe's United has narrowly won an election to represent workers at a Chicago store after the National Labor Relations Board resolved a ballot dispute more than two years after workers cast their votes. 

  • July 10, 2026

    NLRB Official Sets Vote To Oust Union At Wash. Fabricator

    Technicians and specialists at a Washington fabrication company may vote on whether they'd like to oust their union, a National Labor Relations Board official has held, scheduling a decertification election at Holaday-Parks Inc. despite protests by an International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers local.

  • July 10, 2026

    Trader Joe's Must Turn Over Boss' Statement In Union Row

    A National Labor Relations Board judge has ordered Trader Joe's to turn over a manager's statement about organizing at a Manhattan store, rejecting the grocer's claim that its general counsel asked for the statement.

  • July 10, 2026

    Brooklyn Legal Aid Provider's Union Sets Strike Deadline

    The union for the Brooklyn Defender Services has voted to authorize a strike if it doesn't reach an agreement with managers by the morning of July 16.

  • July 10, 2026

    Kaiser Says Nurses Union Strike Violated CBA

    A National Nurses United affiliate violated the terms of its collective bargaining agreement with Kaiser Permanente by orchestrating an unlawful strike involving over 7,500 nurses represented by the affiliate across Northern California, the company claimed in a complaint filed in California federal court.

  • July 10, 2026

    Pa. Cement Plant Seeks Order Dispersing Striking Teamsters

    The owners of a Pittsburgh cement plant asked a Pennsylvania state court to break up picketing Teamsters outside the plant's entrance, arguing in a brief that striking workers had the effect of "seizing" the facility, justifying an exemption from state law discouraging court interference in labor actions.

  • July 10, 2026

    Calif. Forecast: Alaska Airlines Seeks Sick Leave Suit Ruling

    In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a proposed wage and hour class action against Alaska Airlines. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • July 10, 2026

    NY Forecast: Home Care Co. Urges Early Appeal In Wage Suit

    This week, a New York federal judge will consider whether to certify for appeal a May decision that allowed home care workers to proceed with a proposed class and collective action against a company, in part seeking liquidated damages for late pay. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in the state next week.

  • July 09, 2026

    Calif. Tribe Asks High Court To Revive Card Check Award Row

    A California Native American tribe has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to correct an arbitration award requiring it to follow the guidelines for union representation elections in its 2017 agreement with UNITE HERE, arguing that the award invalidated a tribal law that superseded the tribe's agreement with the union.

  • July 09, 2026

    Safran On The Hook For $1.7M Pension Exit Bill, For Now

    A New York federal judge ruled Thursday that aerospace giant Safran must immediately pay off its $1.7 million withdrawal liability bill to the National Retirement Fund, even though the parties are currently in arbitration battling out whether the company can be held responsible for the payment.

  • July 09, 2026

    IAM Pension Fund Prevails In $32M Fight With Electrolux

    Multinational appliance manufacturer Electrolux owes an International Association of Machinists pension fund $32 million, a D.C. federal judge ruled, affirming an arbitration award over the company's protests.

  • July 09, 2026

    Ex-Fintech Worker's Posts Protected, NLRB Prosecutor Says

    A National Labor Relations Board prosecutor urged an agency judge to find that a female-founded fintech company unlawfully fired a male data engineer over LinkedIn posts that raised concerns about the company's alleged discriminatory practices and policies, arguing that the former worker's posts were protected by federal labor law.

  • July 09, 2026

    Shell Defends Withholding Worker Race Data From Union

    A National Labor Relations Board judge should toss allegations that three Shell affiliates violated federal labor law by refusing to give the United Steelworkers lists of their employees broken down by race, Shell argued, saying the union has no right to "individualized racial information."

  • July 09, 2026

    Grocer Cites SpaceX In 5th Circ. Challenge To NLRB Order

    Supermarket owner WinCo Holdings urged the Fifth Circuit to vacate the National Labor Relations Board's finding that it ducked its duty to bargain with a new union in what may be the first appeal seeking to apply circuit precedent that undercuts ongoing agency cases to a final board decision.

Expert Analysis

  • NLRB Firing May Need Justices' Input On Removal Power

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    President Donald Trump's unprecedented removal of National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox spurred a lawsuit that is sure to be closely watched, as it may cause the U.S. Supreme Court to reexamine a 1935 precedent that has limited the president's removal powers, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • Weathering Policy Zig-Zags In Gov't Contracting Under Trump

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    To succeed amid the massive shift in federal contracting policies heralded by President Donald Trump's return to office, contractors should be prepared for increased costs and enhanced False Claims Act enforcement, and to act swiftly to avail themselves of contractual remedies, says Jacob Scott at Smith Currie.

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

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    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • 2 Areas Of Labor Law That May Change Under Trump

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    Based on President Donald Trump's recent moves, employers should expect to see significant changes in the direction of law coming out of the National Labor Relations Board, particularly in two areas where the Trump administration will seek to roll back the Biden NLRB's changes, says Daniel Johns at Cozen O’Connor.

  • Water Cooler Talk: 'Late Night' Shows DEI Is More Than Optics

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    Amid the shifting legal landscape for corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Troutman's Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter chat with their firm's DEI committee chair, Nicole Edmonds, about how the 2019 film "Late Night" reflects the challenges and rewards of fostering meaningful inclusion.

  • Considerations As Trump Admin Continues To Curtail CFPB

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    Recent sweeping moves from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership have signaled a major shift in the agency's trajectory, and regulated entities should prepare for broader implications in both the near and long term, say attorneys at Pryor Cashman.

  • NCAA Rulings Signal Game Change For Athlete Classification

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    A Tennessee federal court's recent decision in Pavia v. NCAA adds to a growing call to consider classifying college athletes as employees under federal law, a change that would have unexpected, potentially prohibitive costs for schools, says J.R. Webster Cucovatz at Gilson Daub.

  • How DOGE's Severance Plan May Affect Federal Employees

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    President Donald Trump's administration, working through the Department of Government Efficiency, recently offered a severance package to nearly all of the roughly 2 million federal employees, but unanswered questions about the offer, coupled with several added protections for government workers, led to fewer accepted offers than expected, says Aaron Peskin at Kang Haggerty.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • 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.

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