Labor

  • February 25, 2026

    NJ Nursing Home Must Bargain With Union, NLRB Says

    A New Jersey nursing home must bargain with a Service Employees International Union local after failing to follow the terms of a previous settlement agreement with the union, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled.

  • February 25, 2026

    High Court Says GEO Group Can't Appeal Immunity Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that GEO Group Inc. cannot immediately appeal a district court decision that found it does not derive sovereign immunity from the federal government in a forced labor class action brought by immigrant detainees.

  • February 24, 2026

    NLRB Says GE Unit Illegally Gave Raises Without Bargaining

    A General Electric subsidiary violated federal labor law by providing raises to some employees at a Kentucky manufacturing facility without informing a Communications Workers of America affiliate, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday.

  • February 24, 2026

    Union Says Berklee Is Dodging Arb. Award On Online Classes

    A Massachusetts federal judge should make Berklee College of Music stop telling on-campus students that classes they take through the school's online continuing education program can count toward their degrees, the faculty union argued Tuesday, saying Berklee is violating an arbitration award designed to protect on-campus faculty work.

  • February 24, 2026

    Ariz. Bill To Limit 'No Surprises' Arbitration Offers Put On Hold

    A powerful Arizona state lawmaker this week agreed to pause his proposal to establish limits on how much medical providers can seek under the No Surprises Act arbitration system, saying the legislation needs more work and he'll bring it back next year.

  • February 24, 2026

    Texas Teachers' Union Fights To Keep Kirk Free Speech Suit

    The Texas affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers urged a Texas federal court to keep alive its lawsuit challenging a state education department policy directing school districts to report educators over "vile" or "inappropriate" social media comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, arguing that it has plausibly alleged its claims.

  • February 24, 2026

    Illinois Installer Fights $398K Arb. Award After NYC Union Job

    A Chicagoland window-film installation company that took a job in New York City without abiding by the area's labor agreement asked a New York federal judge to nix a nearly $400,000 arbitration award against it, arguing that the arbitration board lacked jurisdiction over it.

  • February 24, 2026

    Ex-Teamsters Worker Says Local Stiffed Her On Payments

    A Teamsters local violated federal and state law by failing to pay a former employee overtime or provide her with severance pay after the union closed down the office where she worked, according to a complaint filed in Oklahoma federal court.

  • February 23, 2026

    NFL Union Report Card Ruling Avoids Tackling Speech Rights

    An arbitrator's decision finding that the National Football League Players Association cannot publicly release annual report cards regarding teams' treatment of players largely dodged questions of when unions can waive speech rights under federal labor law, an outcome that reflects the unique bargaining relationship that spawned the dispute, experts say.

  • February 23, 2026

    Union's Case Cite Can't End NJ Bias Claim, Court Told

    New Jersey's acting attorney general told a state judge Friday that Ironworkers Local 11's bid to inject a new federal ruling into a discrimination case falls flat, arguing in a letter that the union's reliance on the decision misfires because the opinion doesn't address state law discrimination or alter the analysis set forth by applicable U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  • February 23, 2026

    Dialysis Centers Illegally Withheld Raises, NLRB Judge Says

    A network of Bay Area dialysis centers violated federal labor law by withholding annual merit raises from employees and blaming a Service Employees International Union affiliate for doing so, a National Labor Relations Judge ruled Monday.

  • February 23, 2026

    NY-Presbyterian Nurses Ratify Contract, Ending Nurses' Strike

    Union-represented nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian ratified a new contract over the weekend after a six-week strike, bringing an end to the longest nurses' strike in New York City's history.

  • February 23, 2026

    Union Urges Court To Undo DOL Farm Wage Survey Results

    A farmworkers union has pressed a Washington federal court to reject the U.S. Department of Labor's approval of a wage survey meant to help determine foreign seasonal worker compensation, arguing it entails a "windfall" for growers at domestic farmworkers' expense. 

  • February 23, 2026

    Kaiser Nurses' Strike Wraps, Sending 31,000 Back To Work

    Thousands of striking Kaiser Permanente nurses will return to work Tuesday after four weeks, their union announced Monday, saying "significant movement at the bargaining table" prompted union leaders to agree to call off the West Coast nurses' strike.

  • February 23, 2026

    Browning-Ferris Is Joint Employer, NLRB Says After Remand

    In another ruling in a long-running case at the heart of the debate over how to assign shared liability under federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board held on Monday that recycling plant operator Browning-Ferris must negotiate with a contractor's employees.

  • February 23, 2026

    Court Upholds San Diego County Prevailing Wage Ordinance

    A San Diego County ordinance requiring private employers to pay prevailing wages to traffic control workers is not preempted by federal labor law, a California federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a contractor's bid to invalidate the measure.

  • February 23, 2026

    Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Minn. Union Meeting Ban

    Mandatory anti-union meetings will continue to be illegal in Minnesota, as the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't resurrect an employer group's challenge to the ban.

  • February 23, 2026

    Former NLRB Chairman Joins AFL-CIO Tech Institute

    Former National Labor Relations Board Chairman Lauren McFerran has been named the new executive director of the AFL-CIO's Technology Institute, the organization has announced.

  • February 23, 2026

    Mass. Judge Won't Block UPS Driver Buyout Program

    A federal judge in Massachusetts declined to stop United Parcel Service Inc. from offering drivers $150,000 to leave the company, saying the buyouts can be voided later if they are found to violate a labor agreement.

  • February 23, 2026

    Justices Reject Boeing Bid To Weigh Union's 737 Max Suit

    Boeing lost its bid to escape a Southwest Airlines pilot union's claims that it offered false assurances about the safety of the 737 Max airplane during contract negotiations, with the U.S. Supreme Court saying Monday that it won't review the Texas Supreme Court's decision to allow the suit.

  • February 23, 2026

    Judge Nixes Order To Rehire Driver Who Hit Pedestrian

    A Virginia federal judge has vacated an arbitrator's award ordering a bus transportation contractor to give a driver his job back after he struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk, finding that the award failed to follow the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with a labor union.

  • February 20, 2026

    Appeal Gives Trump NLRB Chance To Mull Group Action Lines

    A recent appeal of a National Labor Relations Board judge's ruling that federal labor law protected a worker who complained to a co-worker about a colleague's pay could narrow protections for job actions on the legal margins.

  • February 20, 2026

    VW Workers OK First Contract At Major Southern Auto Plant

    Volkswagen employees have voted to ratify the first labor contract between the automaker and the United Auto Workers covering more than 3,000 workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the union announced.

  • February 20, 2026

    Striking NY-Presbyterian Nurses Notch New Contract Offer

    Striking NewYork-Presbyterian nurses who rejected a contract offer they said lacked safe-staffing guarantees have secured another offer from the hospital containing stronger language on staffing, the nurses' union announced, saying the nurses will vote on whether to accept the second offer this weekend.

  • February 20, 2026

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Bakery's Class Cert Challenge

    This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether a trial court properly approved opt-in notices for potential members of a federal wage and hour collective action who worked outside the state where the suit was brought.

Expert Analysis

  • 7 Things Employers Should Expect From Trump's OSHA Pick

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    If President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is confirmed, workplace safety veteran David Keeling may focus on compliance and assistance, rather than enforcement, when it comes to improving worker safety, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips.

  • Water Cooler Talk: Takeaways From 'It Ends With Us' Suits

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    Troutman’s Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter discuss how the lawsuits filed by “It Ends With Us” stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni hold major lessons about workplace harassment, retaliation and employee digital media use.

  • 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.

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