Labor

  • November 03, 2025

    Union Asks High Court To Ax 5th Circ. NLRB Injunction Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court should review a Fifth Circuit decision that cleared an easy path for federal judges in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi to block National Labor Relations Board cases from unfolding against employers, an office workers' union told the justices.

  • November 03, 2025

    3rd Circ. Weighs Arbitration Of Union Withdrawal Liability Suit

    The Third Circuit on Monday seemed inclined to reopen a dispute between two companies and a union over an $800,000 pension withdrawal bill, with judges questioning whether the parties must first arbitrate disputes about the timeliness of liability notices from the union.

  • November 03, 2025

    Amazon Should Pay For Security Checks, Conn. Justices Told

    Amazon must pay Connecticut warehouse workers for time spent waiting for and undergoing security screenings because state wage and hour laws contain unique "hours worked" definitions that do not appear in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the employees' lawyer told the Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday.

  • November 03, 2025

    Trump Admin Seeks To Cancel Hearing In Union Case

    The Trump administration is asking a District of Columbia federal judge to cancel an upcoming hearing over a bid to block an executive order ending the collective bargaining rights of two unions representing employees at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Weather Service.

  • October 31, 2025

    WNBA, Players Union Extend Labor Talks For Another Month

    The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association will extend their current collective bargaining agreement by one month, they announced Friday, the day the deal was set to expire.

  • October 31, 2025

    5th Circ. Rejects NLRB's New Remedies In Restaurant Case

    The Fifth Circuit in a published opinion Friday rejected the National Labor Relations Board's new remedial framework, saying the agency overstepped by ordering a restaurant owner to compensate workers for the foreseeable losses they suffered after their illegal firings.

  • October 31, 2025

    CFPB Union Sounds Alarm As Funding 'Approaches Zero'

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's employee union warned that the agency is on the verge of running out of money and called for its acting Director Russell Vought to immediately request additional funds from the Federal Reserve.

  • October 31, 2025

    Ex-Boilermakers Prez Says Union Can't Make Him Pay $470K

    A former International Brotherhood of Boilermakers president who was ousted during an embezzlement scandal has asked a Missouri federal judge to toss the union's attempt to recoup $470,000, saying the union sued under the wrong law.

  • October 31, 2025

    Steelworkers Back Offshore Wind Project Targeted By Trump

    The United Steelworkers union is backing U.S. Wind's injunction motion to halt the federal government's reversal of approval of its wind farm off the coast of Maryland, telling a federal judge that the about-face jeopardizes over 500 permanent jobs and $1 billion in labor income over the next 20 years.

  • October 31, 2025

    3 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In Nov.

    The Third Circuit will hear a union's appeal in a withdrawal liability battle, a union health plan defends its partial win in a coverage fight at the Ninth Circuit, and pharmacy benefit managers will take a challenge to the Federal Trade Commission's authority to the full Eighth Circuit. Here are three arguments to keep an eye on in November.

  • October 31, 2025

    IBEW Locals Fight Ouster Of Unions At Energy, Interior Depts.

    President Donald Trump wasn't allowed to revoke the union status of electricians, linemen and plant operators at the Departments of Energy and the Interior, a group of union locals told a D.C. federal court, saying federal labor law enshrines their right to remain union-represented.

  • October 31, 2025

    Calif. Forecast: Justices To Weigh 'Illegible' Arbitration Pact

    In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for California Supreme Court oral arguments dealing with whether an employer's "illegible" arbitration agreement is enforceable. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.

  • October 30, 2025

    New York Farms Fight Imposition Of Union Contracts

    Three upstate New York farms have asked a federal judge to block the state from imposing union contracts on them, saying New York's enforcement of a 2019 law that gave farmworkers union organizing rights violates the farms' right to due process of law.

  • October 30, 2025

    9th Circ.'s NLRB Remedy Update Leaves Agency Leeway

    A recent Ninth Circuit ruling reaffirmed that the National Labor Relations Board's expanded remedial scheme generally fits within the agency's mandate to protect worker organizing but provides little guidance as to whether specific remedies will pass the court's muster.

  • October 30, 2025

    Trump-Era Wage Rule Crafters Are Past Rule Challengers

    The U.S. Department of Labor's leadership team now consists of at least two officials who previously represented challengers to Democratic-era wage and hour rules, signaling the Trump administration's potential approach to the same regulatory issues.

  • October 30, 2025

    Gambling Biz. Says Judge Shouldn't Rethink $28M Ch. 11 Sale

    Casino operator RunItOneTime and the buyer of four card rooms urged a Texas bankruptcy judge not to reconsider his approval of a Chapter 11 sale, saying a union failed to object ahead of a hearing to the $28 million deal.

  • October 30, 2025

    BNSF, Teamsters Job Fight Belongs In Arbitration, Judge Says

    A Teamsters division must resolve its work assignment dispute with BNSF Railway in arbitration, an Illinois federal judge ruled, agreeing with the railway that the fight is a "minor dispute" under the Railway Labor Act.

  • October 30, 2025

    7th Circ. Seems Skeptical Of Alcoa Retirees' Benefits Win

    The Seventh Circuit appeared open Thursday to unraveling trial court orders that required metals giant Alcoa to provide lifetime healthcare benefits to union retirees, with judges picking apart different aspects of the lower court's judicial estoppel analysis.

  • October 29, 2025

    Volkswagen Workers In Tenn. Authorize Strike

    Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant have authorized negotiators to call a strike as they push to settle their first contract, the United Auto Workers announced Wednesday.

  • October 29, 2025

    Wash. Judges Probe Starbucks Shareholders' Labor Claims

    Washington state appellate judges on Wednesday pushed shareholders suing Starbucks Corp. leaders to identify exactly where in their lawsuit they claimed the coffee retailer intentionally turned a blind eye to alleged union-busting efforts by store managers.

  • October 29, 2025

    Teamsters Local Seeks Enforcement Of Sick Leave Arb. Award

    A California federal judge should enforce an arbitrator's finding that a Bay Area Toyota dealership failed to comply with the state's sick leave law, a Teamsters local said, asking the judge to grant its cross-petition to enforce the award and toss the dealership's petition to vacate the award.

  • October 29, 2025

    Columbia Faces Backlash For Union Picket Disciplinary Threat

    The United Auto Workers local representing Columbia University's graduate and undergraduate student workers has filed a grievance against the university for issuing warning letters to at least 20 union members for participating in a practice picket earlier this month, the union announced Wednesday.

  • October 29, 2025

    Energy Co. Asks 3rd Circ. To Undo Union Arbitration Ruling

    A nuclear power plant operator told a Third Circuit panel Wednesday that a healthcare plan dispute with union workers should not be considered arbitrable because it stemmed from an old agreement that fell outside the collective bargaining agreement's arbitration provision.

  • October 29, 2025

    GM Says Worker's Sex Bias Case Duplicates Settled Suit

    A General Motors employee is seeking two bites at the apple by accusing the company of failing to promote her because of her sex, the automaker argued, telling a Tennessee federal judge that those allegations were already put to bed in a suit that wrapped early last year.

  • October 28, 2025

    9th Circ. Upholds NLRB Ruling On Wage Talk Firing

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday backed the National Labor Relations Board's order finding that a Phoenix apartment complex manager illegally terminated an employee for discussing his wages with colleagues, which qualifies as protected activity, rejecting the manager's argument the employee was fired because of the quality of his work.

Expert Analysis

  • A Focused Statement Can Ease Employment Mediation

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    Given the widespread use of mediation in employment cases, attorneys should take steps to craft mediation statements that efficiently assist the mediator by focusing on key issues, strengths and weaknesses of a claim, which can flag key disputes and barriers to a settlement, says Darren Rumack at Klein & Cardali.

  • 3 Areas Of Focus In Congressional Crosshairs This Year

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    Companies must prepare for Congress to build on its 2023 oversight priorities this year, continuing its vigorous inquiries into Chinese company-related investments, workplace safety and labor relations issues, and generative artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Water Cooler Talk: Insights On Noncompetes From 'The Office'

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    Troutman Pepper’s Tracey Diamond, Evan Gibbs, Constance Brewster and Jim Earle compare scenarios from “The Office” to the complex world of noncompetes and associated tax issues, as employers are becoming increasingly hesitant to look to noncompete provisions amid a potential federal ban.

  • 5 NLRA Changes To Make Nonunion Employers Wary In 2024

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    As the National Labor Relations Board continues pushing an aggressive pro-union agenda and a slate of strict workplace rules, nonunion employers should study significant labor law changes from 2023 to understand why National Labor Relations Act compliance will be so crucial to protecting themselves in the new year, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • NLRA Expansion May Come With Risks For Workers

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    The last few years have seen a rapid expansion of the National Labor Relations Act to increase labor law coverage in as many ways and to as many areas as possible, but this could potentially weaken rather than strengthen support for unions and worker rights in the U.S., says Daniel Johns at Cozen O’Connor.

  • What The NLRB Wants Employers To Know Post-Cemex

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    Recent guidance from the National Labor Relations Board illuminates prosecutorial goals following Cemex Construction Materials, a decision that upended decades of precedent, and includes several notable points to which employers should pay close attention, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2024

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    From technological leaps to sea changes in labor policy to literal sea changes, 2024 provides opportunities for employers to face big-picture questions that will shape their business for years to come, say Allegra Lawrence-Hardy and Lisa Haldar at Lawrence & Bundy.

  • Cos. Should Be On Guard After Boom In Unfair Labor Claims

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    The National Labor Relations Board's recent expansion of protected activity and imposition of case-by-case policies led to a historic boom in unfair labor practice charges in 2023, so companies should prepare for labor complaints to increase in 2024 by conducting risk assessments and implementing compliance plans, say Daniel Schudroff and Lorien Schoenstedt at Jackson Lewis.

  • 3 Developments That Will Affect Hospitality Companies In 2024

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    As the hospitality industry continues its post-pandemic recovery, it faces both challenges and opportunities to thrive in 2024, including navigating new labor rules, developing branded residential living spaces and cautiously embracing artificial intelligence, says Lauren Stewart at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2023

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and federal and state courts made 2023 another groundbreaking year for whistleblower litigation and retaliation developments, including the SEC’s massive whistleblower awards, which are likely to continue into 2024 and further incentivize individuals to submit tips, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Starbucks Raise Ruling Highlights Labor Law Catch-22

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    A National Labor Relations Board judge recently ruled that Starbucks violated federal labor law when it gave raises to nonunion employees only, demonstrating that conflicts present in workforces with both union and nonunion employees can put employers in no-win situations if they don't consider how their actions will be interpreted, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Del. Ruling Shows Tension Between 363 Sale And Labor Law

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    The Delaware federal court's ruling in the Braeburn Alloy Steel case highlights the often overlooked collision between an unstayed order authorizing an asset sale free and clear of successor liability under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and federal labor law imposing successor liability on the buyer, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • How AI Executive Order Aims To Compete For Foreign Talent

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    Immigration provisions within the Biden administration's executive order on artificial intelligence take a strategic approach to promoting the U.S. as a destination for AI and STEM talent by streamlining visa processing, enhancing educational and exchange programs, and improving current visa programs and pathways to permanent residency, says Eric Bord at Morgan Lewis.

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