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Three appellate circuits have rejected the NLRB’s authority to award unfair labor practices damages, while one circuit—covering eight states—has upheld it. Now, an employer operating in one of those states is asking the Supreme Court to step in and resolve the growing divide.
Read MoreThe new year is here, and with it, the big HR headaches of the first quarter of 2026 are coming into focus. Here are some of the crucial issues we will be covering as the Trump administration enters its second full year.
Read MoreThe newly constituted board will likely tackle priorities stymied over the past 11 months.
Read MoreIn a case that illustrates how much even minor wage-and-hour violations can rack up huge bills, Starbucks cafés in New York City will pay over $38.9 million to workers shorted on pay or otherwise harmed by poor wage-and-hour practices.
Read MoreA national strike by Starbucks baristas occurred last week as the union organizing the strike, Workers United, won a significant victory in federal court. The strike followed stalled collective bargaining efforts at stores where baristas have won union elections.
Read MoreThe proposed bills include one that would make it harder to file unfair labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board. Another would punish unions for trying to organize undocumented immigrants. Here’s a summary of the proposals.
Read MoreChair Bill Cassidy noted that it has been almost a century since the passage of major labor laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act, and since then, much has changed in the workplace.
Read MoreOne bill would make it faster for labor unions to reach the first collective bargaining agreement after a union election, and the other would make it harder to organize.
Read MoreOn tap are reversals of several key cases that limit the use of captive-audience meetings by employers, changes that make it easier to pass handbook rules and removing extensive remedies for employees whose employers commit unfair labor practices.
Read MoreAt the recent HR Specialist Summit held September 10–11, Anniken Davenport, HR Employment Law Advisor senior legal editor, addressed the top employment law trends of 2025 and what’s coming in 2026.
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