Labor

  • 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.

  • September 21, 2026

    Spirit's Ch. 11 Sale Offers AI New Data, With Privacy Concerns

    A bid by Google to buy data from defunct Spirit Airlines could signal the opening of a new frontier for monetizing assets in bankruptcy cases, but there are questions about how useful the data will actually be to a buyer — especially if too much personally identifiable information ends up being purged due to privacy concerns, experts told Law360.

  • September 21, 2026

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

    FedEx has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit's decision to revive two proposed class actions alleging Kellogg's and FedEx's outdated actuarial assumptions shortchanged joint-and-survivor benefits for retirees, claiming the circuit court's "erroneous" interpretation of federal benefits law warrants high court review.

  • September 21, 2026

    Morgan Lewis Adds Amazon Senior Counsel In Chicago

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has grown its labor and employment offerings with the addition of a senior corporate counsel at Amazon, the firm said Monday.

  • September 18, 2026

    Split 7th Circ. Rejects NLRB's Bid To Reinstate Union

    A split Seventh Circuit panel upheld a decision denying the National Labor Relations Board's bid to reinstate a truck-seller's union, with the majority finding that the union hasn't shown irreparable harm justifying such "extraordinary relief," while a dissenting judge criticized the majority for making harm nearly impossible to show.

  • September 18, 2026

    7th Circ. Skeptical Of Bid To Block Ill. 'Captive Audience' Ban

    Two interest groups asking the Seventh Circuit to revive their challenge to an Illinois law banning captive audience meetings by employers faced pointed questions Friday about whether the law has injured them at all, with one judge saying their suit is based on a "series of ifs."

  • September 18, 2026

    Excavation Co. Off The Hook For Fund Payment, Judge Says

    A Chicago-area excavation company has dodged an obligation to pay about $182,000 to an International Union of Operating Engineers local's scholarship fund, with an Illinois federal judge ruling Friday that a 2023 arbitration award can't be enforced against the company.

  • September 18, 2026

    Patent Atty Can't Stop His USPTO Discipline Case

    An Ohio federal court rejected a patent attorney's suit looking to stop U.S. Patent and Trademark Office disciplinary proceedings against him, saying Friday that he misread a "plain, unambiguous and easily understood" statute in making his failed constitutional challenge.

  • September 18, 2026

    RI Judge Pulls Plug On EPA's $7B Solar Program Termination

    A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday vacated the Trump administration's decision to cancel a $7 billion solar program for low-income households, ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lacked authority to terminate grant funding previously awarded.

  • September 18, 2026

    Mass. Court Upholds Troopers' Firings Under Vax Order

    Massachusetts' intermediate appellate court on Friday affirmed the firings of 13 state police troopers who failed to get COVID-19 vaccinations in 2021, finding that disciplinary decisions were not subject to an arbitration clause in their union contract.

  • September 18, 2026

    Hospital Says Loper Bright Backs Axing NLRB Successor Bar

    The D.C. Circuit applied the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright precedent correctly when it advanced an independent interpretation of labor law to conclude that employers don't need to continue recognizing unions after an ownership change, a Puerto Rico hospital argued.

  • September 18, 2026

    SEIU Seeks Early Win In Immigrant Worker Access Dispute

    The Service Employees International Union and four Boston airport workers have asked a Massachusetts federal court to bar the Trump administration from revoking security clearances that allowed immigrants to work in airport terminals, claiming the policy change was arbitrary and capricious.

  • September 18, 2026

    Calif. Forecast: Aramark Wage Deal Before Court

    In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on final settlement approval in a wage and hour class action against Aramark Services Inc. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • September 18, 2026

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears PwC Arbitration Bid In Bias Case

    In the week ahead, the Second Circuit will hear PwC's arguments for reversing a lower court order that kept a former partner's discrimination and retaliation suit in court instead of sending it to arbitration. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.

  • September 17, 2026

    Union Foe's Review Call Could Ease Dues Cancellations

    A push to undo a decades-old National Labor Relations Board precedent letting unions restrict workers from withholding dues under lapsed contracts could deal a blow to unions, though there are reasons to doubt the board’s urgency to revisit this policy.

  • September 17, 2026

    NLRB Orders Nexstar To Bargain In Union Certification Row

    Nexstar Media Corp. violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday, setting up the company to challenge the board's certification of the union in a federal appeals court.

  • September 17, 2026

    Kroger's NLRB Retreat Ends UFCW Push For Arbitration

    Kroger has agreed to stop asking the National Labor Relations Board's Baltimore office to test whether a United Food & Commercial Workers local still has majority support at a Virginia Beach store, the local told a Maryland federal judge Thursday, dropping litigation that aimed to force the company to stop.

  • September 17, 2026

    7th Circ. Backs Concrete Co. In $23M Pension Exit Fight

    The Seventh Circuit turned down a multiemployer pension fund's bid to reinstate a $23 million withdrawal liability bill against a concrete company, splitting Thursday with two other appellate courts on interpreting how an employer's prior partial withdrawal applies to a future complete exit.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Top 10 Legal Issues This Year For Transportation Industry GCs

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    General counsel must carefully consider numerous legal and policy challenges facing the automotive and transportation industry in the year to come, especially while navigating new technologies, regulations and global markets, says Francesco Liberatore at Squire Patton.

  • Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2025

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    While companies must monitor for policy shifts under the new administration in 2025, it will also be a year to play it safe and remember the basics, such as the importance of documenting retention policies and conducting swift investigations into workplace complaints, say attorneys at Krevolin Horst.

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