Top Workplace Discrimination Cases for Lawyers to Track in 2026

Significant developments are anticipated this year over legal requirements to sustain discrimination claims involving religious accommodation requests, diversity practices, and gender-based harassment.

Five Retirement Rules to Watch From Benefits Regulator in 2026

The Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration shifted dramatically in 2025 as the Trump administration derailed several Biden-era rules and priorities and began setting its own goals.

Judge Vacates Trump Policy Curbing Labor Mediation Services

A Manhattan federal judge invalidated the Trump administration’s decision to effectively eliminate mediation services for many labor disputes, deeming it illegal.

Biden-Era Silica Rule a Steep Test for Trump Deregulatory Push

The Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda faces one of its toughest obstacles in rewriting a Biden-era requirement that mines cut respirable silica levels, a move industry observers say will spur new lawsuits.

Openness to Disability-Based Telework Grew in US Courts in 2025

The US government and other major employers like Amazon.com Inc., Deloitte LLP, and JPMorgan Chase led the continued push in 2025 for workers to return to the office from at-home arrangements established during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Trump Unlawfully Axed Migrant Relief for Thousands, Judge Finds

The US government’s termination of temporary deportation protections for 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal was unlawful, a San Francisco federal judge ruled, the latest setback in the Trump administration’s legal defense of its immigration policies.

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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Houston Avoids Attorneys’ Fees in ‘Zombie’ Voter Petition Row

The City of Houston won’t pay $116,359 in opposing attorney’s fees because it conceded in the early stages of litigation that it couldn’t enforce an unconstitutional law banning non-residents from circulating a petition for a ballot ordinance, the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday.

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Case: Disability Discrimination/Discharge (M.D. Ga.)

A Georgia federal district court granted summary judgment to Columbus Consolidated Government on the claims of a correctional officer that he was discharged due to his heart condition and in retaliation for taking extended medical leave, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Graham v. Columbus Consol. Gov’t, 2025 BL 458351, M.D. Ga., 4:24-cv-119 (CDL), 12/22/25

Case: Discrimination/Religious Accommodation (N.D. Ill.)

An Illinois federal court denied the Chicago Transit Authority’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, but ordered a new trial, on the claims of a Catholic employee who was discharged after refusing to follow a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. McCormick v. Chi. Transit Auth., 2025 BL 458892, N.D. Ill., 23 C 1998, 12/22/25

Case: Disability Discrimination/Medical Examinations (W.D. Mich.)

A Michigan federal district court granted summary judgment to Trinity Health Grand Rapids on the claims of an anesthesiologist with a possible mental health condition that he was discharged for refusing to submit to a mental health exam, in violation of the ADA and state law. Robitaille v. Trinity Health Grand Rapids, 2025 BL 453534, W.D. Mich., 1:24-cv-1336, 12/17/25

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