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February 17, 2026
A Washington federal court closed an Employee Retirement Income Security Act case that pit Honeywell International Inc. against a union pension fund Tuesday, shortly after the conglomerate and fund told the court that they've settled the $1.2 million lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.
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February 17, 2026
A Georgia appellate panel on Tuesday upheld a trial court's ruling that a police union breached its contract with a former Atlanta officer by failing to furnish him with legal representation after a high-profile shooting, clearing the way for the case to proceed to trial.
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February 17, 2026
A Denver-based teachers union alleged that Denver Public Schools has refused to participate in arbitration over a former middle school dean's claims she was wrongfully removed from her role, according to a complaint filed in Colorado state court.
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February 17, 2026
Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would establish workplace harassment as a violation of federal civil rights law and solidify protections for LGBTQ+ workers, condemning the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's backtrack on these issues under President Donald Trump's administration.
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February 17, 2026
Wigdor LLP secured settlements on behalf of an actress victimized by Harvey Weinstein and a fintech executive discharged after two pregnancies, and is leading the charge in high-profile employment litigation against the NFL and NCAA, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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February 17, 2026
An arbitrator correctly ordered a Puerto Rico cleaning company to stop withholding holiday pay from workers on vacation, a Service Employees International Union affiliate told a Puerto Rico federal judge Monday, asking her to enforce the arbitration award.
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February 17, 2026
A group of more than 140 ex-federal employees has sued the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies in Maryland federal court, challenging the Trump administration's use of "reductions in force" to make what they contend are politically motivated firings.
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February 13, 2026
A new rule making it easier to fire federal employees is the latest labor proposal the Trump administration has enacted that can be traced to the pre-election conservative policy outline Project 2025, but experts said they expect other ideas from the document beyond those affecting the federal workforce to come to fruition soon.
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February 13, 2026
This week, the Second Circuit will consider a former Con Edison worker's claim that a trial court improperly excluded evidence from trial that limited the amount of backpay that she was able to receive despite the jury finding the energy company retaliated against her.
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February 13, 2026
A federal judge handed the state of Connecticut a narrow win Friday in a lawsuit challenging a state law barring employers from forcing workers to attend mandatory anti-union meetings, finding that one of the business associations in the coalition challenging the measure lacks standing.
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February 13, 2026
A Native American casino and a UNITE HERE local are on track to settle a dispute over whether a 2025 strike violated two tribal ordinances, their attorneys told a California federal judge, asking him to keep the litigation paused for another two weeks while they finalize the deal.
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February 13, 2026
The National Labor Relations Board should classify workers as independent contractors when they have the ability to "make or break" their own business, an employer-group coalition said in a rulemaking petition Friday, asking the agency to center the concept of "entrepreneurial opportunity" in its worker-classification analysis.
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February 13, 2026
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP snagged substantial management-side wins last year, including a decision from the Maryland Supreme Court ruling that the de minimis doctrine for federal wage and hours cases applies to state claims, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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February 13, 2026
In the next two weeks, attorneys should keep an eye out for potential final approval of a $12 million deal to resolve a class action alleging Delta Air Lines failed to pay proper wages. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.
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February 13, 2026
An Illinois paving and concrete contractor's refusal to arbitrate two grievances pursued by an International Union of Operating Engineers local violates the terms of the parties' collective bargaining agreement, the union said, asking a federal court to compel arbitration.
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February 12, 2026
A tentative labor contract announced by the United Auto Workers and Volkswagen last week includes major improvements to wages, healthcare and job security at the automaker's Tennessee facility, but it's not clear whether the deal will be enough to jump-start the union's plans to organize other Southern auto plants, experts said.
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February 12, 2026
An aviation contractor has urged the National Labor Relations Board to reverse a decision certifying the Transport Workers Union as a representative for its employees, claiming that the company falls outside the board's jurisdiction.
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February 12, 2026
The chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee and two other Republican lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to California's largest public pension fund, demanding information on whether it prioritized "radical left-wing causes" over protecting retirement savers.
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February 12, 2026
Drivers and labor unions on Thursday petitioned the D.C. Circuit to review the U.S. Department of Transportation's new final rule tightening states' screening procedures and eligibility criteria for nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants.
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February 12, 2026
Motorola Solutions urged the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday to ditch a doctrine that protects certain activity as "inherently concerted" even if a worker acts alone, calling it a "monstrous exception" to the rule that federal labor law shields workers who act together.
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February 12, 2026
Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are carrying their strike into its fourth week after rejecting a contract proposal that they say didn't meet their needs on safe-staffing standards.
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February 12, 2026
The Second Circuit on Thursday rejected the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to close the door on a more than half-century-old race discrimination case against a union and its affiliated apprenticeship program, upholding a lower court's determination that a proposed settlement in the case falls short.
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February 12, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed an order sending 17 HCA Florida hospitals to arbitration to resolve a Service Employees International Union affiliate's grievances about legal fees tied to a dues deduction dispute.
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February 12, 2026
The deRubertis Law Firm APC secured recent jury verdicts for workers in employment litigation, including nearly $35 million in a defamation suit and $27.5 million in a whistleblower case, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Employment Groups of the Year.
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February 12, 2026
The Fifth Circuit won't revive an airline mechanic's claim that American Airlines fired him because of his work as a union representative, agreeing with a Texas federal judge that the claim belongs in arbitration rather than federal court.