EEOC complaint process expected to harm federal workers; former UAW leaders endorse Fain challenger; Xbox employees protest layoffs

Supreme Court denies Cemex's bid to pause bargaining order; employers remain exposed to Title VII suits over English-only rules; Texas judge declines to enjoin NLRB proceeding despite unconstitutional...

In May, workers secured the biggest single union organizing victory in decades: 70,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts won certification of their union and the right to bargain collectively wit...

The Second Circuit declines to vacate an arbitration award over a nursing union dispute; federal workers sue the Department of Defense for termination of union contracts; New York City announces settl...

Last month, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted ILO Convention 193, the first international legal instrument regulating digital platform work. C193 is a boon for the roughly 400 millio...

The Supreme Court declines review of a taxpayer lawsuit against a teacher union's paid leave policy; Congressional Democrats oppose Labor Department's proposed joint employer rule.

In a brief and straightforward opinion, the Supreme Court today held that a delivery driver who operates solely within state borders, neither crossing state lines nor interacting with vehicles that do...

UAW backs legal challenge to Trump “gold card” visa; DOL requests unemployment fraud technology funding; Samsung reaches eleventh-hour union agreement.

We’ve seen some important post-mortems of the Biden administration’s Investing in America agenda, a massive industrial policy effort aimed at leveraging public and private-sector investments to expand...

Trump's labor secretary resigns; NYC doormen avoid a strike; UNITE HERE files complaint over ICE concerns at FIFA World Cup

Washington state governor Bob Ferguson signed new state labor legislation into law on Monday, March 23. The legislation is the latest “trigger law” to be passed by a state. These laws provide a mechan...

Supreme Court hears oral argument in an FAA case; NLRB rules that Cemex does not impose an enforceable deadline for requesting an election; DOL proposes raising wage standards for H-1B workers.

When journalists at The Guardian went on strike over their employer’s attempts to sell the business in late 2024, they were probably not expecting to be among the first victims of strike-breaking by a...

Colorado judge grants AFSCME’s motion to intervene to defend Colorado’s county employee collective bargaining law; Arizona proposes constitutional amendment to ban teachers unions’ use public resource...

In Flowers Foods v. Brock, for the third time in four years, the Supreme Court is deciding whether an employer may impose mandatory arbitration on a certain group of workers as a condition of employme...

The Ninth Circuit allows Trump to dismantle certain government unions based on national security concerns; and the DOL set to focus enforcement on firms with “outsized market power.”

In today’s news and commentary, the Trump administration proposes a rule limiting employment authorization for asylum seekers and Matt Bruenig introduces a new LLM tool analyzing employer rules under ...

The world’s eyes were fixed on Minnesota this weekend after AFGE member and VA nurse Alex Pretti was killed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. The second U.S. citizen to be killed by feder...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exists to protect investors by maintaining orderly markets and to facilitate capital formation. It does not exist to protect workers and their interests. H...

15,000 New York City nurses go on strike; First Circuit rules against ferry employees challenging a COVID-19 vaccine mandate; New York lawmakers propose amendments to Trapped at Work Act.

This post launches a new series exploring how states and cities can expand worker power in the United States. The series is grounded in a set of working papers and policy briefs that offer creative ap...

State and Local Labor Policy Working Paper Series CLJE and Workshop hosted working groups and a convening in the fall…

Changes to EEOC voting procedures; workers tell SCOTUS to pass on collective action cases; Mamdani's plans for NYC wages.

Wilcox requests en banc review at DC Circuit; 9th Circuit rules that ministry can consider sexual orientation in hiring decisions

In 2018, Amazon unveiled a groundbreaking AI hiring tool. But what began as a promise to revolutionize how the company identified talent devolved into an algorithm that “did not like women.” The model...

Denver Labor helps workers recover over $2.3 million in unpaid wages; the Eighth Circuit denies a request for an en ban hearing on Minnesota’s ban on captive audience meetings; and many top labor unio...

Two federal unions oppose CBA cancellations, another federal union urges Democrats to end the government shut down, and Paramount plans for mass layoffs

Noncompete agreements affect about one in five U.S. workers, blocking them from seeking a better job in the industry where they have experience. Despite the fact that millions of workers are currently...

An interview with former NLRB chairman; Supreme Court denies cert in Southern California hotel case

Building a labor law that actually enables workers to form unions requires a lot more than tinkering with the existing systems.

DC Circuit to rule on deference to NLRB, more vaccine exemption cases, Senate considers ban on forced arbitration for age discrimination claims.

Treasury releases draft list of tipped positions eligible for tax break; Texas court rules against Board's effort to transfer case to California; 9th Circuit rules against firefighters seeking religio...

5th Circuit upholds injunctions based on challenges to NLRB constitutionality; Illinois to counteract federal changes to wage and hour, health and safety laws.

Judge Pechman denies the Trump Administration’s motion to dismiss claims brought by unions representing TSA employees; the Trump Administration continues efforts to strip federal employees of collective bargaining rights; and the National Association of Agriculture Employees seeks legal relief after the USDA stopped recognizing the union.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) seek to oust President Shawn Fain ahead of next year’s election; Columbia University files an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against the Student Workers of Columbia-U...

In Ruelas v. County of Alameda, the Supreme Court of California denied pretrial detainees’ state minimum wage claim, reasoning that section 4019.3 of the state’s Penal Code — capping jail laborers’ wa...

The Michigan Supreme Court grants heightened judicial scrutiny over employment contracts that shorten the limitations period for filing civil rights claims; the California Labor Commission gains new e...

EEOC sued over trans rights enforcement; railroad union opposes railroad merger; suits against NLRB slow down.

The Trump administration released new guidelines for federal employers regarding religious expression in the workplace; the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers is suing former union president fo...

Philadelphia municipal workers ratify new contract; Chocolate companies escape liability in trafficking suit; Missouri Republicans kill paid sick leave

A "lost year" for new NLRB precedent; work stoppage among court appointed lawyers continues in Massachusetts

In today’s news and commentary, Senate Republicans push back against Project Labor Agreements and two rulings compelling arbitration for workers. Senate Republicans are pushing back against President ...

WNBA players stage protest; Minneapolis DFL Party endorses Omar Fateh.

Trump names two NLRB nominees; Bernie Sanders introduces guaranteed universal pension plan legislation; the DOL ends its job training program for low-income seniors; and USCIS sunsets DALE.

Regional director orders election without Board quorum; 9th Circuit pauses injunction on Executive Order; Driverless car legislation in Massachusetts

On July 2nd, Harvard announced that it had decided to remove a significant number of graduate students from the bargaining unit represented by HGSU. The University said that it would no longer “includ...

The Department of Labor announces new guidance around Occupational Safety and Health Administration penalty and debt collection procedures; a Cornell University graduate student challenges graduate st...

Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.

A few states are mulling measures that would empower their labor arbiters to step in for the National Labor Relations Board as its staff struggles and the president's firing of a board member and fail...