Labor

  • September 24, 2026

    Nevada Judge Tosses Casino Co.'s NLRB Challenge

    A Nevada federal judge has tossed a casino operator's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board's structure, ruling that the operator failed to show sufficient harm stemming from removal protections for NLRB members and the board's administrative law judges.

  • September 24, 2026

    Kellogg Seeks High Court Review Of 6th Circ. Pension Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court should resolve a circuit split on whether actuaries must use up-to-date life expectancies when converting pension benefits from one form to another, Kellogg argued, asking the justices to scrap the Sixth Circuit's answer to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act query.

  • September 24, 2026

    NY Labor Contracts Don't Clash With H-2A Laws, Judge Says

    A New York magistrate judge on Thursday recommended rejecting a bid to block the state from imposing a union contract covering agricultural workers at three farms, ruling the farms fell short in showing a likelihood of success on their claims or of irreparable harm.

  • September 24, 2026

    Ogletree Lands New GC From Cooley In NY

    Labor and employment law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has tapped Cooley LLP's deputy general counsel to serve as its legal leader, the firm announced Thursday.

  • September 24, 2026

    Litigation Spending To Keep Climbing While Biz Risks Mount

    Big companies will increase their litigation budgets yet again next year, as navigating legal risk is now an essential element of achieving strategic business goals, according to a new report.

  • September 23, 2026

    Circuit Rift On Pension Credit May Catch Supreme Court's Eye

    The Seventh Circuit recently established how to credit employers for a previous partial withdrawal from a multiemployer pension fund when calculating liability for a complete exit, resulting in a split with the Ninth and Eleventh circuits and raising the likelihood the issue could eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court, attorneys said.

  • September 23, 2026

    NLRB Guards Atty-Client Docs From Union Info Requests

    Employers do not need to disclose communications protected by attorney-client privilege to unions as part of information requests, the National Labor Relations Board held Wednesday, saying a balancing test that typically determines the release of confidential information doesn't apply to such documents.

  • September 23, 2026

    NLRB Orders Pizzeria To Bargain In Union Cert. Row

    A Texas pizzeria must bargain with a union as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for a unit of its employees, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday, handing out a decision that will allow the company to challenge the board's certification of the union in a federal appeals court.

  • September 23, 2026

    Teamsters Seek Order Protecting Creamery Staff's Healthcare

    A billion-dollar dairy cooperative that is trying to close a century-old creamery in Vermont shouldn't be allowed to revoke the staff's health insurance while the staff's union argues that the shutdown is unlawful, the Teamsters local representing the creamery's workers argued, seeking an injunction in Vermont federal court.

  • September 23, 2026

    NY Librarian Says Dues Requirement Violates 1st Amendment

    A librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library is challenging a requirement in its collective bargaining agreement compelling employees to pay union dues in order to continue working at the library, according to a complaint filed in New York federal court.

  • September 23, 2026

    NLRB Nixes Precedent Shift On Worker Outbursts

    The National Labor Relations Board's expanded Republican majority reversed its first precedent on Wednesday, nixing a set of discipline tests that gave workers leeway to lose their cool during pickets and other actions the National Labor Relations Act protects.

  • September 23, 2026

    Fed. Grants Bind Railways To Fed. Labor Law, NMB Argues

    The Eleventh Circuit should affirm a Florida federal judge's finding that a high-speed rail operator is subject to the Railway Labor Act, the National Mediation Board argued, saying the operator can't wriggle its way out of complying because it runs an intercity rather than interstate rail line.

  • September 23, 2026

    Calif. Mounts Defense To NLRB's Fill-In Law Challenge

    The state of California has urged a federal court to grant it an early win in the National Labor Relations Board's challenge of a state law allowing the state labor board to perform certain duties if the national board cannot, arguing that the law is not preempted by federal labor law.

  • September 22, 2026

    Amtrak, Union Say Conductor Can't Reopen Settled Bias Suit

    A train conductor should not be allowed to reopen a case accusing Amtrak and her union of teaming up to prevent her from advancing in union leadership, the railroad and union argued, asking a Connecticut federal judge to toss the conductor's bid to revive the settled discrimination suit.

  • September 22, 2026

    NLRB Says Grocer Can't Use Constitution To Duck Bargaining

    The National Labor Relations Board's constitutional flaws don't excuse an employer's refusal to bargain with a certified union, the agency told the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday, saying the court's endorsement of challenges to board officials' job protections doesn't support a grocer's challenge to a board decision.

  • September 22, 2026

    Election Reforms Key As Teamsters Monitorship Winds Down

    A court order winding down a long-standing monitorship marks the end of an era for the Teamsters as it transitions to an entirely internal discipline system, though experts said the order's preservation of direct elections keeps intact a key factor that kept organized crime's influence out of the union.

  • September 22, 2026

    Shippers Take NLRB Work Transfer Dispute To DC Circuit

    A Southern California port employer and its subsidiaries urged the D.C. Circuit to review a National Labor Relations Board decision finding that the employer unlawfully transferred union work without negotiating with a union beforehand, according to petitions filed on Monday and Tuesday with the circuit court.

  • September 22, 2026

    Pitt Beats Gender, Race Bias Claims In Prof's Discipline Suit

    A federal judge granted the University of Pittsburgh summary judgment Tuesday for most of the claims brought by a business school professor who said he was disciplined and denied an appeal over sexual harassment complaints.

  • September 22, 2026

    BAE Systems Fights $16.2M Pension Withdrawal Bill

    BAE Systems Inc. has asked a D.C. federal court to vacate an arbitrator's award ordering it to pay an International Association of Machinists pension fund roughly $16.2 million, claiming the calculation of the company's withdrawal liability was not done in accordance with federal benefits law.

  • September 22, 2026

    Jackson Lewis Launches AI Practice Group, Resource Hub

    Management-side labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC announced Monday that it has launched an artificial intelligence and innovation group to help clients navigate an evolving legal and regulatory landscape.

  • September 22, 2026

    NLRB Tells 3rd Circ. Bottling Co.'s Sticker Order Was Illegal

    The Third Circuit should affirm the National Labor Relations Board's finding that a beverage-bottling company violated labor law by ordering a worker to remove a union sticker, the agency argued, saying no evidence in the case record supports the company's argument that it targeted the sticker for food-safety reasons.

  • September 22, 2026

    Md. Looks To Tackle 'Federal Gap' On AI And Workplace Bias

    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pitched a broad plan Tuesday to regulate artificial intelligence that included a directive for state agencies to issue guidance to address a dearth of clarity on the interplay between AI and workplace discrimination.

  • September 21, 2026

    Calif. Health Group Accuses SEIU Of 'Shakedown' In RICO Suit

    A group representing California community health clinics has accused a Service Employees International Union affiliate of violating the federal anti-racketeering law, claiming in a new lawsuit that the union places manipulative ballot initiatives before California voters and only withdraws them if the clinics concede to its demands.

  • September 21, 2026

    2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Fired United Worker's Grievance Claim

    The Second Circuit gave a cool reception Monday to a former United Airlines employee's attempt to force arbitration of a grievance over his firing after a Teamsters local declined to pursue it, with judges suggesting it was the union's right to advance the claim as it saw appropriate.

  • September 21, 2026

    NJ Court Backs Arbitration Award Against Concrete Co.

    A New Jersey federal court on Monday upheld an arbitration award ordering a concrete supplier to rehire an employee who was fired after he tested positive for marijuana, rejecting the company's claim that an arbitrator exceeded her authority when issuing the award.

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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