Labor

  • September 26, 2025

    Construction Co. Urges Court To Ax Labor Deal Requirements

    A construction company called on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to order the Army Corps of Engineers to eliminate requirements that companies negotiate labor prices and work terms with a labor union to be eligible for a construction contract.

  • September 26, 2025

    SEIU Fights Enforcement Of $546K Social Media Arb. Award

    A D.C. federal judge shouldn't enforce an arbitration award that would compel the Service Employees International Union to pay a healthcare company nearly $550,000 because the union made social media posts that the company considered critical, the union said, arguing that the award was not final.

  • September 26, 2025

    9th Circ. Urged Against Rethinking Union Work Precedent

    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union urged the full Ninth Circuit not to rethink precedent on the National Labor Relations Board's power to vet competing union work jurisdiction claims that a panel called into question, saying its case is an "exceptionally poor" vehicle for en banc review.

  • September 26, 2025

    Bakery, Union Beat Back Ex-Driver's Lawsuit Over Firing

    A former bread deliveryman who was fired for abandoning a delivery has lost his lawsuit against his ex-employer and union, with an Ohio federal judge finding he lacked support for his arguments that there was no safe way to complete the delivery and that the union dropped the ball.

  • September 26, 2025

    Oregon Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Cannabis Labor Peace Law

    Oregon officials urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to reverse a lower federal judge's decision that blocked enforcement of a voter-approved law requiring licensed cannabis businesses to enter into labor peace pacts with their workers.

  • September 26, 2025

    Calif. Forecast: Grubhub Drivers Seek $24.8M Deal Approval

    In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a preliminary settlement approval hearing in a long-running proposed wage and hour classification class action against Grubhub that paid a visit to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • September 26, 2025

    Southwest Airlines Inks $18.5M Deal In Military Leave Suit

    Southwest Airlines Co. will fork over $18.5 million to end a proposed class action from workers who alleged the company's handling of short-term military leave violated a federal military nondiscrimination law, according to filings in California federal court.

  • September 25, 2025

    UFCW Faces Negligence Suit Over Data Breach Affecting 55K

    A United Food and Commercial Workers local was hit with a putative class action in Colorado federal court Thursday looking to hold it liable for allegedly failing to protect more than 55,000 individuals' personal information from a cybersecurity attack and waiting more than nine months to inform the victims.

  • September 25, 2025

    Unions' Challenge To Trump Resignation Program Tossed

    A Massachusetts federal judge shut the door on three unions' suit to block the president's deferred resignation program, saying the groups' challenge belongs before the agencies Congress created to handle federal personnel disputes.

  • September 25, 2025

    Feds Want USPTO Union Suits Over Trump Order Reassigned

    The Trump administration has asked for two cases from labor unions that represent employees of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other agencies challenging an executive order that ended their collective bargaining rights to be reassigned to different judges, saying the cases in D.C. federal court are unrelated to other suits challenging the order.

  • September 25, 2025

    DC Circ. Skeptical Of Enforcing Cemex When Gissel Will Do

    A D.C. Circuit panel balked Thursday at the National Labor Relations Board's bid to enforce a bargaining order against Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa under the board's new standard after appearing to buy that the board justified one under a stricter, more established test.

  • September 25, 2025

    8th Circ. Backs UPS In Driver's Bias, Retaliation Suit

    A Black UPS driver has lost his suit accusing the company of coming down harder on him for skipping Saturday shifts than it did on white drivers at a facility in Des Moines, Iowa, with the Eighth Circuit affirming the dismissal of the litigation Thursday.

  • September 25, 2025

    Ohio Airport Must Face Union's Picket Restriction Challenge

    A union may continue pursuing its lawsuit accusing the Columbus airport of violating workers' First Amendment rights by placing restrictions on picketing, an Ohio federal judge ruled, rejecting the argument that the union lacks standing to sue.

  • September 24, 2025

    Minn. Judge Suspended For Attempting To Boost Staffer's Pay

    A Minnesota state judge should not have presided over proceedings to increase his longtime court reporter's salary, the state Supreme Court said, disciplining him with a public censure and a suspension for nine months without pay.

  • September 24, 2025

    High Court Won't Review Legality Of Wilcox, Harris Firings

    The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox's and former Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris' requests for decisions on whether their firings were lawful, saying it will only review the legality of former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's ouster.

  • September 24, 2025

    Union Says Trump Has Fired More Immigration Judges

    The union that represents the judges who hear immigration cases said the government has fired at least 16 judges without cause in recent days, adding to the dozens of judges who have left or been fired since President Donald Trump took office. 

  • September 24, 2025

    What To Expect As The DC Circ. Mulls NLRB's Cemex Test

    The D.C. Circuit is set to ponder the National Labor Relations Board's new bargaining order standard in Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa's challenge to a board ruling that it tanked a union's organizing effort. Here, Law360 previews the court's first look at the Cemex standard.

  • September 24, 2025

    TV Station Calls Union's Offer To Waive Initiation Dues A Bribe

    A Southern California television station has asked the National Labor Relations Board to revive the station's challenge to the union recently formed by a portion of its production employees, saying the workers were essentially bribed into voting yes.

  • September 24, 2025

    Senate Committee Hearing On NLRB Nominees Set For Oct. 1

    Two candidates for seats on the National Labor Relations Board will face the first step of the confirmation process Oct. 1, when a Senate committee will consider their nominations.

  • September 24, 2025

    Mich. Hospital Must Bargain With SEIU Amid 6th Circ. Appeal

    A Michigan hospital must keep bargaining with a Service Employees International Union affiliate while it appeals an injunction that forced it to resume working with the union, a Sixth Circuit panel said, finding the hospital is unlikely to show it acted lawfully when it withdrew recognition in 2023.

  • September 23, 2025

    Feds Tell Justices GEO Can't Rush Detainee Work Row Appeal

    The federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court that immigrant detention contractor The GEO Group Inc. is wrong when it asserts that a federal judge's rejection of its immunity defense to a detainee class action could be appealed immediately.

  • September 23, 2025

    DHS Floats H-1B Rule To Prioritize Higher-Paid Workers

    The Trump administration proposed a rule on Tuesday to change the H-1B lottery process to one that gives priority to higher-skilled workers at companies offering better pay, according to a Federal Register notice.

  • September 23, 2025

    Ex-Verizon Employee's Race Bias Suit Over Slur Alive For Now

    A fired white Verizon employee presented enough evidence to show that he was treated differently from a black employee even though both used the N-word, a New York federal judge said Tuesday, adopting a magistrate judge's recommendation to keep the racial bias claim going.

  • September 23, 2025

    Starbucks Unlawfully Fired 4 Wis. Baristas, NRLB Judge Finds

    Starbucks violated federal labor law by firing four employees after their union meeting at a Madison, Wisconsin, cafe ran slightly past the store's closing time, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, saying the firings were motivated by anti-union animus.

  • September 23, 2025

    NLRB Can't Force Reinstatement Of Truck Workers' Union

    An Illinois federal judge denied the National Labor Relations Board an order that would've made a truck seller resume dealing with a union it rebuked twice, rejecting the board's argument that the company's first, questionably legal withdrawal of recognition caused the loss of faith that underlay the second.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • 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.

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