An emergency board formed to prevent a strike between 115,000 rail workers and the largest US railroads Tuesday recommended wage increases and expanded health coverage for workers to resolve the labor dispute that threatens to cripple national supply chains.

A Wisconsin teacher who was placed in a “backwater” position upon returning from medical leave had her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act violated, the Seventh Circuit said Tuesday.

Walmart Inc. and a former employee in Saline, Mich., resolved her federal lawsuit alleging the company retaliated against workers for taking protected medical leave by improperly categorizing them as “no shows” and then terminating them, the parties said Tuesday.

The US and Mexico resolved a labor-rights issue at an auto-parts facility owned by Teksid Hierro de Mexico after Washington raised concern about the plant’s practices using provisions in a regional trade agreement.

Monterey County, Calif., and a deputy district attorney settled his claims that he was discriminated against, harassed, and faced retaliation because of his diverticulitis, federal court records show.

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping tax, climate and health-care measure into law on Tuesday, sealing a major legislative victory ahead of the November midterm elections.