Union deals in the entertainment and professional sports industries are set to expire in 2026, setting the stage for attention-grabbing contract disputes that could have ripple effects across organized labor.
Benefits attorneys are ringing in 2026 with their eyes on the federal appeals courts, which are grappling with novel issues involving 401(k) forfeitures, health plan tobacco penalties, and pension de-risking transactions.
A new year threatens the bipartisan peace that Republicans and Democrats enjoyed on transportation policy in 2025.
AI tools can foster an environment where lawyers practice and teach judgment simultaneously—preserving the profession and giving it deeper meaning.
Significant developments are anticipated this year over legal requirements to sustain discrimination claims involving religious accommodation requests, diversity practices, and gender-based harassment.
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.
A Manhattan federal judge invalidated the Trump administration’s decision to effectively eliminate mediation services for many labor disputes, deeming it illegal.
Battalion chiefs in the Alexandria Fire Department are exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, upholding summary judgment in favor of the Virginia city.
A district court wrongly dismissed a lawsuit against Kansas alleging military leave bias, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, potentially expanding the definition of “employer” under the federal law protecting military members.
A former University of Florida professor reached a deal with the school to resolve allegations that it retaliated against him when he sought to rearrange his work schedule in order to attend Muslim prayer.
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.
Arbitrator Jeffrey B. Winton found that the Chicago Department of Public Health didn’t violate the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the union by failing to pay the grievant data base analyst “acting up” pay for performing work that was part of a job considered higher up than his. The City of Chicago, Department of Public Health, Arb., 01-23-041-0014, J. Winton, 11/10/25
Transdev Services, Inc. didn’t violate the collective bargaining agreement or the National Labor Relations Act, when it created and posted an auxiliary supervisor position without giving the union prior notice, Arbitrator Richard Horn ruled. Transdev Services, Inc., 2025 BNA LA 53, Arb., FMCS No. 250118-02815, R. Horn, 8/25/25
The Fourth Circuit enforced the NLRB’s unfair labor practice finding that Constellis had unlawfully discharged an employee for engaging in protected concerted activity, in violation of federal labor law. NLRB v. Constellis, LLC, 2025 BL 428784, 4th Cir., 23-1861, 12/1/25
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