Labor

  • March 17, 2026

    Chicago Cannabis Workers Ratify Teamsters Contract

    Employees working for Chicago's first medical cannabis dispensary and represented by a Teamsters local have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the business, the union announced.

  • March 17, 2026

    Boeing's Appeal Bid Grounded In Bias Suit Over Bonuses

    Boeing cannot immediately appeal to the Ninth Circuit a decision sending to state court a proposed class action accusing the aerospace company of denying a $12,000 bonus to workers on extended leave, a Washington federal judge ruled.

  • March 16, 2026

    PBGC Keen On Dishing Out Opinion Letters, Director Says

    The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has revamped its website to encourage attorneys to seek opinion letters about how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act applies to specific scenarios. PBGC Director Janet Dhillon spoke to Law360 about that effort, the PBGC's latest financial report to Congress and her goals for the agency.

  • March 16, 2026

    Pilots Rip Hawaiian Airlines' Bid To Ditch COVID Vax Bias Suit

    Hawaiian Airlines shouldn't be allowed to boot a lawsuit out of court using the argument that the Railway Labor Act governs, because the dispute over Hawaiian's vaccine mandate can be resolved without invoking the law by bringing in the collective bargaining agreement, a group of pilots argued.

  • March 16, 2026

    SEIU Sues To Revive EPA Climate Endangerment Finding

    One of the largest labor unions in the nation is asking the D.C. Circuit to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's move last month to rescind its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, which allowed the agency to regulate vehicle emissions.

  • March 16, 2026

    6th Circ. Revives FedEx, Kellogg Mortality Table Suits

    The Sixth Circuit on Monday revived suits against Kellogg and FedEx from retirees who alleged their former employers' outdated actuarial assumptions shortchanged their joint-and-survivor pension benefits, holding federal benefits law required employers to use reasonably up-to-date mortality tables when converting from a single-life annuity form.

  • March 16, 2026

    Barnard Can't Upset Arbitrator's Rehire Order, Union Says

    The union that represents staff at Barnard College defended an arbitrator's order directing the school to rehire a housing attendant whom a student accused of hugging her against her will, saying the arbitrator did his job under the parties' deal and simply disagreed with the school's findings.

  • March 16, 2026

    Teamsters Push For Arbitration In Kraft Heinz Benefits Suit

    A Teamsters local contended that a dispute with Kraft Heinz Co. over a healthcare benefits grievance must be arbitrated because it falls within the scope of the parties' collective bargaining agreement, the union told a Delaware federal judge.

  • March 16, 2026

    Colorado Pushes For Early Win In Fight Over Sick Leave Law

    An airline trade group advanced only speculative arguments in its efforts to beat Colorado's bid for a pretrial win in the group's suit challenging Colorado's sick leave law, the state told a federal judge.

  • March 16, 2026

    Group Loses Fight Against Ore. Ban On Union Impersonation

    The Freedom Foundation has lost its challenge to an Oregon law that lets unions sue people who impersonate union organizers, with an Oregon federal judge saying the libertarian think tank lacks standing to sue.

  • March 16, 2026

    Brooklyn Dispensary Urges NLRB to Sever Union Suit

    A New York cannabis retailer has urged the National Labor Relations Board to split up a consolidated lawsuit accusing it of stifling the labor rights of its employees and refusing to engage in collective bargaining, arguing that the suit should be severed to help protect its due process rights.

  • March 13, 2026

    Early Guidance From NLRB GC Shows Office's Discretion

    National Labor Relations Board general counsel Crystal Carey's early guidance to board prosecutors has shown a range of discretion that the agency's top prosecutor wields, experts said, as she continues to shift the focus of the agency's regional offices.

  • March 13, 2026

    Unions Say DC Airport Project Contract Fight Belongs In Court

    A Virginia federal court has the authority to hear claims that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority refused to comply with a resolution requiring project labor agreements on construction projects worth $35 million or more, construction industry unions argued.

  • March 13, 2026

    Labor Board Accuses UFCW Unit Of Fining Nonmembers

    National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have accused a United Food and Commercial Workers local of violating federal labor law by fining two King Soopers workers who quit the union and returned to work during a strike last year.

  • March 13, 2026

    Union Sues Feds For Revoking Immigrant Worker Access

    The Service Employees International Union and four Boston airport workers accused the Trump administration in a lawsuit on Friday of upending immigrant workers' livelihoods by unlawfully revoking security credentials that allowed them to work inside international airport terminals.

  • March 13, 2026

    Teamsters, United Slam Workers' Bid To Reopen Wage Case

    An International Brotherhood of Teamsters local has urged a California federal court not to reopen a lawsuit alleging that United Airlines and the union unlawfully reduced the wages of flight attendants, arguing that new evidence the airline employees are seeking to bring forward isn't admissible in the case.

  • March 13, 2026

    SEIU Must Face Black Ex-Worker's Bias Suit, But Narrower

    A Service Employees International Union unit can't escape a Black former organizer's suit alleging she was paid less than her white, male colleagues and fired for complaining about it, as a Washington federal judge ruled that she backed her bias claims with enough detail.

  • March 13, 2026

    Calif. Forecast: Meta Wants Out Of Whistleblower Suit

    In the next week, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion to dismiss a whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • March 13, 2026

    NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Tossing Fired Teacher's Bias Suit

    This week, a New York federal judge will consider the New York City Department of Education's effort to dismiss a former teacher's suit claiming she faced a hostile work environment and discrimination from school leadership due to an anxiety disorder.

  • March 12, 2026

    Portillo's Wrongly Dodged Union Bargaining, NLRB Says

    Portillo's Hot Dogs LLC must recognize and bargain with the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL–CIO after a group of production plant workers voted to organize under the union, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.

  • March 12, 2026

    State Dept. Official Tapped To Run Parent Of Voice Of America

    President Donald Trump tapped a U.S. Department of State official to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media Thursday, one day after his administration told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that no one has been running the agency for months and that no succession plan is in place.

  • March 12, 2026

    NLRB Prosecutors Can't Pull Challenge To Starbucks Changes

    A National Labor Relations Board judge denied the board general counsel's post-argument motion to withdraw a claim that Starbucks illegally changed its conduct policies without negotiating, rejecting prosecutors' revised position that their theory conflicts with current precedent.

  • March 12, 2026

    Teamsters Urge DOJ To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters urged the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to block the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery if the agency can't secure worker protections, claiming that the merger poses an anticompetitive threat to the film and television industry's labor markets.

  • March 12, 2026

    REI Fights Order For Rehire, New Union Election At Ore. Store

    REI should not have to hold another union representation election and rehire a worker-organizer at its store in Eugene, Oregon, the company told the National Labor Relations Board, asking it to overturn an administrative law judge's finding that the company violated labor law while responding to a union drive.

  • March 12, 2026

    DC Judge Backs NLRB In Ex-Admin Director's Bias Suit

    A D.C. federal judge handed the National Labor Relations Board an early win in a lawsuit alleging the agency's former director of administration was removed from "key posts" after she reported race and sex discrimination, finding she failed to show that the agency's reasoning for its actions were pretextual.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • A Gov't Contractor's Guide To Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages

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    In light of shifting federal infrastructure priorities and recent updates to U.S. Department of Labor regulations, employers should take the time to revisit the basics of prevailing wage requirements for federal contractors under the Davis-Bacon Act and similar laws, says Timothy Taylor at Holland & Knight.

  • Business Takeaways From Biden's Global Labor Rights Memo

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    President Joe Biden's recent memorandum on protecting worker rights is one of the most expansive statements the administration has made regarding international labor rights policy, and reflects several points of which businesses should take note, including the government’s interest in working with the private sector on these issues and a notable focus on the transition to clean energy, say Tom Plotkin and Pegah Nabili at Covington.

  • How Employers Should Prep For NLRB, OSHA Collaboration

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    The National Labor Relations Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recent announcement of increased interagency cooperation may suggest that each agency will be expanding its scope of inquiry moving forward, and signals that employers need to be prepared for inspections that implicate both OSHA and NLRB issues, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • 3 Evolving Issues Shaping The College Sports Legal Playbook

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    Conference realignment will seem tame compared to the regulatory and policy developments likely to transform college sports in the near future, addressing questions surrounding the employment status of student-athletes, athlete compensation and transgender athletes, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

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