Labor

  • April 14, 2026

    Builder Says Tunnel Overseer Can't Ax PLA Suit Amid Appeal

    A New Jersey builder urged a federal judge to keep alive its challenge to a union labor requirement for work on a project to tunnel from New Jersey to Manhattan, saying its challenge to an injunction denial precludes dismissal at the trial court and its arguments are valid.

  • April 14, 2026

    7th Circ. Suggests High Court Ruling Supports Ark. PBM Rule

    The Seventh Circuit appeared reluctant Tuesday to revive a union fund's challenge to an Arkansas rule making health plans disclose pharmacy compensation and pay fees, with judges pointing to a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that permitted state cost regulations on pharmacy benefit managers.

  • April 14, 2026

    Mass. Hospital Fights Numerous ULP Allegations Before NLRB

    A Massachusetts hospital has urged the National Labor Relations Board's Region 1 office to throw out multiple parts of a decision finding that it committed a host of labor law violations against a nurse's union, arguing that it was denied due process during the case proceedings.

  • April 13, 2026

    6th Circ. Says 'Nothing Technical' About Co.'s Union Snub

    A Michigan construction company violated federal labor law by withdrawing recognition from and refusing to bargain with a union, the Sixth Circuit held Monday, rejecting the company's attempt to have the court review a National Labor Relations Board official's dismissal of a petition to decertify the union.

  • April 13, 2026

    DOE Contractor Urges Court To Nix Award Reinstating Worker

    A contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy at a nuclear decontamination site urged an Ohio federal court Monday to undo an arbitration award ordering it to reinstate an employee who was fired after testing positive for drugs, arguing that the award violates federal law.

  • April 13, 2026

    Mich. Judge Mulls Settlement For Fiat Chrysler OT Suit

    An estimated 68,000 Fiat Chrysler employees would receive an average $100 payout under a settlement agreement presented at a hearing Monday in Michigan federal court that would end a 2023 suit accusing the carmaker of not paying workers correct overtime.

  • April 13, 2026

    Bus Cos. Drop $2M Pension Suit Against Teamsters Fund

    Three New York City school bus companies have dropped their $2 million Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against a Teamsters pension fund after the Second Circuit issued a decision supporting their argument, telling a New York federal judge Monday they no longer need to pursue litigation.

  • April 13, 2026

    Trump Picks DOL Workers' Comp Official For NLRB Seat

    President Donald Trump tapped a U.S. Department of Labor workers' compensation official Monday to serve on the National Labor Relations Board in a move that could avert another quorum lapse and facilitate a shift away from the labor-friendly policy of the last administration.

  • April 13, 2026

    U. Of Dayton Beats Challenge To Severance Pact

    The confidentiality language in the severance pact used by the University of Dayton in a round of layoffs last year didn't violate federal labor law, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, dismissing an unfair labor practice charge brought by a laid-off biology lecturer.

  • April 13, 2026

    Amazon, Union Set Up Venue Fight In Bargain Order Dispute

    Amazon and a Teamsters affiliate have filed competing challenges to a National Labor Relations Board decision requiring the e-commerce giant to bargain with the union, setting up a fight in two U.S. circuit courts over where the challenges to the decision belong.

  • April 10, 2026

    4th Circ. Scraps Injunction Blocking DOGE's SSA Data Access

    The full Fourth Circuit on Friday vacated and remanded a preliminary injunction blocking the government's access to sensitive data held by the U.S. Social Security Administration, ruling that unions and retiree advocates failed to show they were likely to suffer serious harm without it.

  • April 10, 2026

    Airline Worker Asks To Expand Sanctions Row In Bias Case

    A Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sending her union's president pictures of aborted fetuses is pushing for additional remedies in a sanctions dispute stemming from her long-running religious discrimination lawsuit against the airline, from which she received $800,000 after winning a jury trial in 2022.

  • April 10, 2026

    Chicago Plumbing Co. Defying Arbitration Order, Suit Says

    A Chicago plumbing company is refusing to follow all the terms of an arbitration award ordering it to obtain a dual wage and fringe benefit bond with a labor union, a lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court has claimed.

  • April 10, 2026

    NJ Holding Co. Escapes $1M Printers' Union Pension Liability

    A union pension fund that tried to collect more than $1 million in withdrawal liability after a printing company ceased operations failed to prove that a holding company was a trade or business, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Friday, handing the holding company a win.

  • April 10, 2026

    Calif. Forecast: SF Rail Agency Seeks Redo In Vax Case

    In the next week, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments in an attempt by the San Francisco-area rail agency to reverse a $7.8 million verdict in a COVID-19 vaccination discrimination case. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • April 10, 2026

    Minn. Defends Nursing Home Board From Industry Challenge

    A Minnesota federal judge should toss a First Amendment-based challenge to the state's creation of a regulatory board for nursing homes, the state argued, saying acceptance of an industry coalition's "novel" legal argument would have far-reaching implications.

  • April 10, 2026

    Pilot Slams Teamsters' Counterclaims In Arbitration Dispute

    A pilot has urged an Alaska federal judge to toss counterclaims lodged against him by the Teamsters in his arbitration dispute with the union and a commercial air carrier, arguing that the union is trying to relitigate issues the judge has previously decided.

  • April 10, 2026

    NLRB Defends Cemex Power In 9th Circ. After Rebuke By 6th

    In possibly its first public response to a recent appellate ruling taking a narrow view of its remedial power, the National Labor Relations Board told the Ninth Circuit that another circuit's rejection of its revised representation election guardrails was "irreconcilable with decades of judicially approved board practice."

  • April 10, 2026

    Jackson Lewis Hires Ex-K&L Gates COO

    Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC continued expanding its leadership ranks this year, hiring former K&L Gates LLP Chief Operating Officer Gavin Gray to serve in the same role at the firm.

  • April 10, 2026

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Fox Producer's Sex Assault Suit

    In the week ahead, the Second Circuit will consider a former Fox News producer's attempt to revive her suit claiming the network didn't adequately respond to her claims that former anchor Ed Henry sexually assaulted her. Here, Law360 looks at cases on the docket in New York.

  • April 10, 2026

    Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Juvenile Sentences, Cleanup Costs

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh the constitutionality of a "de facto" life sentence for a juvenile offender and consider the impact of a rescinded contract on its arbitration provision when it convenes for its spring session.

  • April 09, 2026

    Union Push At Wells Fargo Stumbles As Contract Fight Drags

    A novel effort to organize the mostly nonunion banking industry has hit a snag as some Wells Fargo workers have rejected the Communications Workers of America, though it's unclear whether this is a trend or a speed bump for a largely successful campaign that has yet to reach a contract.

  • April 09, 2026

    Trump Inks Deal With Library Groups Over Agency Cuts

    The Trump administration reached a resolution Thursday in Washington, D.C., federal court with the American Library Association and a public sector union challenging an executive order eliminating an agency that disburses grants to libraries and museums, which means previously terminated grants will be reinstated and staff cuts will be rescinded. 

  • April 09, 2026

    NLRB Won't Rethink Order For Rerun Election At USC Clinic

    The National Labor Relations Board has refused to rethink an earlier decision ordering a redo for a representation election at a University of Southern California health clinic, ruling that the clinic failed to show that reconsideration is necessary.

  • April 09, 2026

    6th Circ. Backs NLRB In Fight Over Paving Co. Lockout

    A Midwest paving and road construction company violated federal labor law by blocking a group of Michigan employees from working for three weeks in an attempt to force their union's hand in a bargaining dispute, the Sixth Circuit has ruled, upholding a National Labor Relations Board decision.

Expert Analysis

  • Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting

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    Attorneys at Freshfields consider the future of antitrust law and competition enforcement amid agency leadership changes and other emerging developments likely to dominate discussion at the American Bar Association's Antitrust Spring Meeting this week.

  • 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.

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