⚖️ January 20, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

62 Charges Against Employers, 23 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ DOL Delays Merit Staffing Mandate for Employment Service Centers

DOL extends state compliance deadline by one year to January 21, 2027, for merit staffing requirements in Employment Service job centers as deregulatory rulemaking continues that may eliminate the mandate entirely.

📃 January 16, 2026 Representation Filings

10 Representation Case Filings, 1 Representation Decertification Filings, 1 Representation Management Case Filings

⚖️ January 16, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

28 Charges Against Employers, 10 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ DOL Launches $23 Million Initiative to Combat Veteran Homelessness Through Employment

Department of Labor announces $23M in grants to help homeless and at-risk veterans through employment training, apprenticeships, and job placement services as veteran homelessness reaches historic lows.

🗞️ Decertification Election: NLRB Rules Breakthru Beverage Workers Can Vote on Union Representation

NLRB allows decertification vote for 227 Florida drivers despite new union contract, ruling the agreement wasn't executed until after petition was filed. Election scheduled for February 2026 hinges on contract effective date.

🗞️ Labor Secretary Concludes Four-State Tour Promoting Apprenticeships and Skilled Trades

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer completed visits to North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska as part of her 50-state "America at Work" listening tour, focusing on apprenticeship programs and vocational training alternatives to four-year degrees.

📃 January 15, 2026 Representation Filings

7 Representation Case Filings, 1 Representation Decertification Filings

⚖️ January 15, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

44 Charges Against Employers, 11 Charges Against Labor Organizations, 1 Charges Involving Jurisdictional Disputes

🗞️ Wisconsin Healthcare Partnership Ordered to Pay $162K for Denying Case Managers Overtime

Federal court orders North Central Health Care to pay 68 case managers $162,486 in back wages and damages after DOL investigation found systematic off-the-clock work and refused overtime approval from 2021-2023.

🗞️ EBSA Pivots: Cybersecurity and Mental Health Top 2026 Enforcement Agenda

DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration overhauled enforcement priorities for 2026, elevating cybersecurity and mental health access while dropping ESOPs and reducing missing participant focus.

🗞️ South Central Indiana Rural Electric: NLRB Rules Notification Specialists Are Not Supervisors

Indiana electric co-op notification specialists ruled non-supervisory and included in IBEW bargaining unit. Regional Director found they lack supervisory authority despite sometimes acting as superintendents.