Trump Holds Broad Power Over Which Federal Jobs Lose Protections
President Donald Trump has assumed essentially unlimited discretion to choose how many government employees lose their job security, under a rule that critics say threatens to upend the nonpartisan professional nature of the federal civilian workforce that has existed since the 1880s.
Trump’s Rule Over Federal Worker Firings Exhumes Lawsuits
Reinvigorated lawsuits from federal worker unions and advocates will face a series of hurdles in challenging a new regulation that makes it easier for the president to fire nonpolitical public employees.
Staff Cuts Have Hit Labor Benefits Agency Hard, Ex-Official Says
Staffing reductions at the Labor Department’s benefits regulator have put the agency at a “breaking point” as it attempts to oversee the nation’s vast retirement and health care benefits system, a former senior official said.
NLRB Endures Nursing Home’s Constitutional Attack in 2d Cir.
A federal appeals court in Manhattan rejected a nursing home operator’s attempt to freeze a long-running National Labor Relations Board case based on alleged constitutional defects with the agency’s in-house judges.

EEOC Boosts Republican Majority’s Influence Over Bias Lawsuits
The EEOC’s new requirement for commissioner approval to bring most lawsuits puts more power in the Republican-controlled commission’s hands, even as the shift threatens to slow the pace and number of cases brought.
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Blank Rome Sued by Ex-Associate Over Sexual Assault Claims
A former attorney sued Blank Rome LLP on Friday after the firm allegedly failed to protect her from a male colleague who the attorney said sexually assaulted her.
American Airlines Pilots Urge Board to Take ‘Decisive Action’
The Allied Pilots Association, which represents more than 16,000 American Airlines pilots, sent a letter to the American Airlines board urging “decisive action” to address what it called persistent operational, financial, and leadership failures.
Three Thousand More Health-Care Workers to Join Kaiser Strike
An additional 3,000 pharmacy and lab technicians at Kaiser Permanente facilities will walk off the job Monday in an escalation of an ongoing health-care strike over alleged unfair labor practices.
Law Firm and Ex-Associate Resolve Disability Bias, Reprisal Suit
A law firm and an attorney formerly based in its Washington, DC, office have reached a settlement in principle addressing her disability discrimination and retaliation claims.
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EEOC Says One Better-Paid Man Can Prove Equal Pay Act Violation
Paying one man more than one woman for substantially equal work is enough to violate the Equal Pay Act and proof of how the sexes are paid as a group isn’t required, the EEOC said.
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CFPB Says It Sidelined Diversity Chief Over Report Filing Snafu
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it put the director of its diversity office on administrative leave last month because she caused the agency to mistakenly post an unapproved draft version of its annual diversity report that didn’t match one it sent to Congress.
Apple Plans to Allow Outside Voice-Controlled Chatbots in Cars
Union Busting: What Employers Can and Cannot Legally Do
High profile unionization efforts at companies like Amazon and Starbucks have drawn renewed interest in labor laws. In this video, we look at what’s legal and what isn't when a company's employees want to unionize.
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Blank Rome Sued by Ex-Associate Over Sexual Assault Claims (1)
A former attorney sued Blank Rome LLP on Friday after the firm allegedly failed to protect her from a male colleague who the attorney said sexually assaulted her.
Cadwalader Trial Leaders Resign After Hogan Conflicts Review
Cadwalader litigation practice leaders Nicholas Gravante and Phil Iovieno resigned on Friday due to conflicts of interest with clients of the firm’s partner in a planned merger, Hogan Lovells.
Venezuela Intervention Fuels Company Warnings Over Bottom Lines
Companies are warning political uncertainty in Venezuela could impact revenue or operations following recent US military intervention in the country.
Insulet Gets $15 Million Attorney Fees After Trade Secrets Win
Insulet Corp. can add $15 million in attorneys fees to its $59.4 million victory over EOFlow Co. Ltd. in an insulin pump trade secrets dispute, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled.
Walmart Taps WWE, Halliburton Alums to Split Top Legal Duties
Law Firms Suing Trump Will Make Appeals Arguments on Same Day
All four Big Law firms fighting President Donald Trump’s executive orders will make their arguments against the directives on the same day, an appeals court ruled Friday.
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View MoreCase: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)
Arbitrator Nicholas ruled Medstar Hospital lacked just cause to fire a 16-year employee for allegedly threatening coworkers with a small knife, ordering reinstatement with back pay due to an inadequate investigation and the grievant’s clean disciplinary record. Medstar Washington Hospital Center , 2025 BNA LA 325, Arb., 32-A-23, J. Nicholas, 11/14/25
Case: Labor Arbitration/Funeral Leave (Arb.)
Arbitrator Gregory P. Szuter ruled that the City of Bedford, Ohio didn’t violate its collective bargaining agreement with the local AFSCME union when it only granted one day of funeral leave to the grievant, who was attending his grandfather’s funeral, when he had originally requested three days of such leave. City of Bedford, Ohio, Arb., 01-25-0002-8824, G. Szuter, 1/23/26
Case: Individual Employment Rights/Contracts (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)
A New York state trial court denied summary judgment on breach of contract claims between Frosch Travel and its former president, finding factual disputes about confidential information and misrepresentations, but the court dismissed a duplicative faithless servant claim. Frosch Int’l Travel, Inc. v. Botbol, 2026 BL 36269, N.Y. Sup. Ct., INDEX NO. 653071/2020, 1/9/26
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