Labor

  • May 16, 2025

    Trump Calls On Justices To Stay Block Of Gov't Restructuring

    President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to pause a California federal judge's order temporarily halting agencies from implementing an executive order to plan reorganizations and reductions in force, claiming the lower court's decision has caused confusion and wasted taxpayer dollars.

  • May 16, 2025

    Network Owed Union More After IRS Alert, NLRB Judge Says

    A Chicagoland medical center network that serves the Hispanic community failed to sufficiently loop in its workers' union after the IRS identified potential issues with four workers' Social Security numbers, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, holding the employer responsible for a labor law violation.

  • May 16, 2025

    NLRB Acting GC Narrows Remedy Asks In Settlement Talks

    National Labor Relations Board acting general counsel William Cowen instructed regional officials on Friday to exercise more discretion over the remedies they pursue when seeking to settle cases, walking back instructions from his predecessor to seek maximum remedies in settlements.

  • May 16, 2025

    DC Circ. Probes Agency Power In Labor Firings Appeal

    A D.C. Circuit panel grappled Friday with the extent of the president's power to fire federal officials with the U.S. Supreme Court's views in flux, with two judges straining to pin the government's attorney down on what divides agencies Congress can insulate and those it can't.

  • May 16, 2025

    Trump Immigration Policy May Hinder Labor Law Enforcement

    The Trump administration's immigration policies could lead to changes in how the National Labor Relations Board investigates and prosecutes cases that involve immigrant workers, and could make it less likely that those workers participate in agency proceedings, experts said.

  • May 16, 2025

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Court Interpreters Bias Case

    This week, the Second Circuit will consider an appeal of a federal judge's decision dismissing a discrimination lawsuit brought by New York court interpreters who claim they are systematically paid less than a federal benchmark because they are foreign born.  Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.

  • May 16, 2025

    Co. Can't Threaten To Ax Raises Over IBEW, NLRB Judge Says

    A dishwasher equipment company violated federal labor law by threatening the elimination of a promised wage hike if workers unionized with an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled while dismissing allegations about flyer language and a threat end to profit sharing.

  • May 16, 2025

    Calif. Forecast: State Justices To Hear Arbitration Fee Dispute

    In the coming two weeks, attorneys should keep an eye out for oral arguments at the California Supreme Court regarding whether federal law preempts state statutes involving arbitration fees. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.

  • May 15, 2025

    Colo. Chief Sacked Firefighters Behind Union Drive, Suit Says

    Two former captains and a statewide union sued a Southwest Colorado fire district and its chief Thursday for allegedly stopping a union campaign in its tracks by retaliating against organizers, claiming the chief fired the captains after they organized a vote showing nearly three-quarters of workers backed unionization.

  • May 15, 2025

    Unions, Groups Seek Injunction To Block Gov't Restructuring

    A California federal judge must greenlight a nationwide injunction to stop multiple federal agencies from moving ahead with implementing reorganization and mass termination plans linked to an executive order, a coalition of unions and groups argued, making their request on the heels of a temporary restraining order.

  • May 15, 2025

    Kroger Worker Fights NLRA Preemption Of State Claim

    A grocery worker suing Kroger and Albertsons over an alleged no-poach agreement is pushing back on the companies' claim the litigation is preempted by federal labor law, telling the Colorado federal judge hearing the case that antitrust laws have not been displaced by labor law, especially in labor market collusion.

  • May 15, 2025

    NLRB Judge Upholds Miami Beach Hotel's Guest Contact Rule

    A Miami Beach hotel didn't violate federal labor law by banning workers from contacting hotel guests about workplace grievances, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, holding that the ban is justified and does not explicitly restrict union activity.

  • May 15, 2025

    Lines Drawn As DC Circ. Takes Up Trump's Labor Firings

    The writing may be on the wall for two fired labor officials' defenses of orders restoring them to work as they make their cases Friday to three D.C. Circuit judges who have already weighed in on their joint test of the president's power to remove executive appointees.

  • May 15, 2025

    Farmworkers' Union Challenges H-2A Prevailing Wage Regs

    A farmworkers' union said that the U.S. Department of Labor's 2022 H-2A prevailing wage regulations cannot stand and could leave farmworkers without prevailing wage protections, urging a Washington federal court to grant the union a partial win.

  • May 15, 2025

    Teamsters Ask DC Circ. To Back NLRB's Bargaining Order

    A Teamsters local asked the D.C. Circuit to enforce a National Labor Relations Board decision concluding a waste transportation company illegally refused to bargain about its decision to place monitoring cameras in trucks, arguing the unilateral installation is unlawful under differing standards from the NLRB and court. 

  • May 15, 2025

    DC Circ. Doubts Jurisdiction In Baristas' NLRB Challenge

    A D.C. Circuit panel expressed skepticism Thursday that it had any role in deciding two Starbucks workers' challenge to job protections for National Labor Relations Board members now that the agency agrees with the baristas' argument.

  • May 15, 2025

    Trump Admin Fights Cities' Bid To Restore COVID Grants

    Four local governments and a public sector union must go to the Court of Federal Claims if they want to accuse the Trump administration of improperly canceling public health grants issued during the pandemic, the administration told a Washington, D.C., federal judge, in fighting their injunction bid.

  • May 14, 2025

    Labor Groups Sue HHS Over Workplace Safety Agency Cuts

    Unions representing employees in the nursing, education, mining and manufacturing industries on Wednesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington, D.C., federal court over efforts to gut an agency tasked with protecting workers' health and safety.

  • May 14, 2025

    Keep DOGE Out Of Social Security Data, Unions Tell Justices

    The U.S. Supreme Court has no reason to lift a ban on the Department of Government Efficiency accessing Social Security data, four unions argued in an amicus brief, backing two other unions in their bid to protect the injunction from the Trump administration's bid to defeat it.

  • May 14, 2025

    DC Judge Halts Trump Order Axing State Dept. Union Rights

    The U.S. State Department can't carry out President Donald Trump's executive order gutting collective bargaining rights for federal workers, a D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday, finding the American Foreign Service Association is likely to show the directive went beyond the president's powers.

  • May 14, 2025

    Black Worker Says GM, UAW Failed To Stop Harassment

    General Motors and United Auto Workers failed to step in after a Black employee complained that a white colleague began stalking her after she started dating her ex-boyfriend and instead forced the Black worker to move departments, a lawsuit filed in New York federal court said.

  • May 14, 2025

    Landlords Detail Policies To Cut After Trump Admin Ask

    Two trade groups for apartment owners requested that federal officials eliminate COVID-19-era eviction restrictions and a framework for accepting emotional support animals, as well as undo appliance efficiency standards, union wage rates and other policies the groups say are holding back multifamily development.

  • May 14, 2025

    USPS Must Cough Up Discipline Data, NLRB Judge Says

    The U.S. Postal Service violated federal labor law by withholding disciplinary records that a union needed to resolve a grievance at a facility in Benton Harbor, Michigan, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, ordering the Postal Service to hand over the records within two weeks.

  • May 14, 2025

    Teamsters Challenge Pilot's Arbitration Bid In Firing Spat

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and one of its locals urged an Alaska federal court to toss a pilot's bid to send his claims of unjust firing in front of a commercial airline board for arbitration purposes, saying the Railway Labor Act doesn't give airline employees that option.

  • May 14, 2025

    Fisher Phillips Opens Alabama Office With 6 Attorneys

    Employer-side labor law firm Fisher Phillips announced Tuesday the opening of a new six-attorney office in Birmingham, Alabama, its second office opening this month.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • 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.

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