Analysis

Petition Could Highlight Union Vote Bars For NLRB Action

By Tim Ryan

A petition urging the National Labor Relations Board to eliminate long-standing policies that block workers from ousting unions in certain circumstances faces long odds at an agency historically averse to rulemaking, experts said, but raises some issues the board's Republican majority could see as candidates for action. 

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NLRB GC Asks Board To Set Aside 2 Biden-Era Standards

By Emily Brill

The National Labor Relations Board general counsel's office has asked the board to set aside two worker-friendly standards for assessing the lawfulness of workplace rules from the Biden era, saying in a case concerning Starbucks' dress code that the board should overrule its 2022 Tesla Inc. decision and 2023 Stericycle decision.

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Starbucks Sues To Block Union From Using Name And Logo

By Braden Campbell

Starbucks sued Starbucks Workers United on Thursday in Iowa federal court, seeking to block the group from using the company brand and countering a suit the union filed in April.

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DC Circ. Sends CFPB Layoff Fight Back To District Court

By Jon Hill

The D.C. Circuit has declined to give the Trump administration an immediate green light for a plan to lay off around half of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's remaining workforce, instead handing it off for a Washington, D.C., federal judge to review first.

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Paving Co. Urges 6th Circ. To Stay Union Snub Mandate

By Katherine Smith

A Midwest paving and road construction company has asked the Sixth Circuit to halt the enforcement of its decision finding that the company unlawfully withdrew recognition from and refused to bargain with a union, claiming that it intends to file a petition challenging the ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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5 Big ERISA Litigation Developments From 2026's First Half

By Kellie Mejdrich

The U.S. Supreme Court's acceptance of a petition challenging Intel's 401(k) investment lineup and a Fourth Circuit ruling unraveling a class of Genworth Financial retirement plan participants headlined the court developments that caught benefits attorneys' attention in the first six months of 2026. Here, Law360 looks at those and other noteworthy ERISA decisions.

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