Trump Holds Broad Power Over Which Federal Jobs Lose Protections

President Donald Trump has assumed essentially unlimited discretion to choose how many government employees lose their job security, under a rule that critics say threatens to upend the nonpartisan professional nature of the federal civilian workforce that has existed since the 1880s.

Trump’s Rule Over Federal Worker Firings Exhumes Lawsuits

Reinvigorated lawsuits from federal worker unions and advocates will face a series of hurdles in challenging a new regulation that makes it easier for the president to fire nonpolitical public employees.

Staff Cuts Have Hit Labor Benefits Agency Hard, Ex-Official Says

Staffing reductions at the Labor Department’s benefits regulator have put the agency at a “breaking point” as it attempts to oversee the nation’s vast retirement and health care benefits system, a former senior official said.

NLRB Endures Nursing Home’s Constitutional Attack in 2d Cir.

A federal appeals court in Manhattan rejected a nursing home operator’s attempt to freeze a long-running National Labor Relations Board case based on alleged constitutional defects with the agency’s in-house judges.

EEOC Boosts Republican Majority’s Influence Over Bias Lawsuits

The EEOC’s new requirement for commissioner approval to bring most lawsuits puts more power in the Republican-controlled commission’s hands, even as the shift threatens to slow the pace and number of cases brought.

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Paramount Seeks Quick Antitrust Review of Warner Bros. Bid

Paramount Skydance Corp. is pressing to wrap up a Justice Department antitrust review of its tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. shares in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.

CFPB Says It Sidelined Diversity Chief Over Report Filing Snafu

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it put the director of its diversity office on administrative leave last month because she caused the agency to mistakenly post an unapproved draft version of its annual diversity report that didn’t match one it sent to Congress.

Apple Plans to Allow Outside Voice-Controlled Chatbots in Cars

Apple Inc. is preparing to allow voice-controlled artificial intelligence apps from other companies in CarPlay, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that will let users query AI chatbots through its vehicle interface for the first time.

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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Case: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)

Arbitrator Nicholas ruled Medstar Hospital lacked just cause to fire a 16-year employee for allegedly threatening coworkers with a small knife, ordering reinstatement with back pay due to an inadequate investigation and the grievant’s clean disciplinary record. Medstar Washington Hospital Center , 2025 BNA LA 325, Arb., 32-A-23, J. Nicholas, 11/14/25

Case: Labor Arbitration/Funeral Leave (Arb.)

Arbitrator Gregory P. Szuter ruled that the City of Bedford, Ohio didn’t violate its collective bargaining agreement with the local AFSCME union when it only granted one day of funeral leave to the grievant, who was attending his grandfather’s funeral, when he had originally requested three days of such leave. City of Bedford, Ohio, Arb., 01-25-0002-8824, G. Szuter, 1/23/26

Case: Individual Employment Rights/Contracts (N.Y. Sup. Ct.)

A New York state trial court denied summary judgment on breach of contract claims between Frosch Travel and its former president, finding factual disputes about confidential information and misrepresentations, but the court dismissed a duplicative faithless servant claim. Frosch Int’l Travel, Inc. v. Botbol, 2026 BL 36269, N.Y. Sup. Ct., INDEX NO. 653071/2020, 1/9/26

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