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USDA Employees Sue Secretary Over ‘Christ Is Risen’ Email
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins violated the US Constitution when she sent her workforce a series of proselytizing Christian messages, a new lawsuit alleges.
Baker Botts Recruits Executive Compensation Partner in Dallas
Dario Mendoza joined Baker Botts as a partner in its executive compensation and employee benefits practice in Dallas, the firm announced Wednesday.
Delaware Can for Now Refuse DHS Employer Data Ask, 3rd Cir. Says
A federal appellate court temporarily halted an order requiring the Delaware Department of Labor to provide the Trump administration with wage records from businesses in the state.
Labor Benefits Regulator Staffs for Enforcement Strategy Shift
The Department of Labor’s arm that oversees employee benefits is adding staff after a year of resignations and retirements, offering clues about the agency’s direction moving forward as it adds public-facing workers and reorients its approach to enforcement.
NLRB Judge Faults Smurfit WestRock Offshoot for Health Plan
A Smurfit WestRock PLC subsidiary violated federal labor law by imposing a healthcare plan on workers without fully bargaining in good faith with their union, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled.
Benefits Agency Adjusts Enforcement on New Paper Statement Rule
The US Labor Department’s benefits regulator issued a temporary enforcement reprieve for retirement plan administrators working to comply with a proposal that would require many plans to send participants at least one paper copy of their benefits statement each year.
ICE Director Calls Foreign Student Work Program Fraud ‘Magnet’
A program allowing foreign graduates on student visas to start careers in the US has seen “become a magnet for fraud,” a top Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday.
NLRB Begins Hiring Push in Field Offices to Tackle Case Backlog
The National Labor Relations Board has officially begun hiring new employees as the agency copes with a year of grinding staff attrition and a massive case backlog.
NLRB Bid for Labor Injunction Meets Seventh Circuit Pushback
The National Labor Relations Board’s quest for a temporary bargaining order against a truck dealership and related staffing firms ran headlong into resistance from a pair of Republican-appointed appeals court judges.
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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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View MoreCase: Labor Relations/Arbitration (Conn. App. Ct.)
A Connecticut appellate court dismissed City of Ansonia’s appeal as moot in a case involving a union represented police detective’s whistleblower and employment discrimination claims. Ansonia Police Union Fop Local 913 v. City of Ansonia, 2026 BL 163144, Conn. App. Ct., AC 48469, 5/5/26
Case: Labor Relations/Preliminary Injunction (6th Cir.)
The Sixth Circuit reversed an NLRA injunction issued by a Michigan federal district court ordering Trinity Health to bargain with the SEIU, finding that the NLRB Regional Director failed to prove irreparable harm despite likely success on refusal to bargain claims. Elizabeth K. Kerwin v. Trinity Health Grand Haven Hosp., 2026 BL 159414, 6th Cir., 24-1975, 5/1/26
Case: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)
Arbitrator Thadd A. Gnocchi denied the union’s grievance, ruling that BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. had just cause to terminate a confined space attendant for failing to order evacuation and tampering with an air monitor during a hazardous incident. BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc., 2026 BNA LA 13, Arb., FMCS Case No. 250421-05532, T. Gnocchi, 2/11/26
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