🗞️ Hard Hats at the History Center: Federal Safety Agency Joins Forces With Mascaro Construction on Pittsburgh Museum Expansion

OSHA and Mascaro Construction have signed a safety partnership to protect workers during the 92,000 sq ft expansion of Pittsburgh's Heinz History Center, expected to wrap up by May 2028.

🗞️ OSHA Turns Up the Heat: Federal Agency Revamps Workplace Heat Hazard Program for 2026

OSHA updated its National Emphasis Program on workplace heat hazards on April 10, 2026, refocusing inspections on 55 high-risk industries using four years of enforcement data. The revised program is effective immediately and runs for five years.

📃 April 10, 2026 Representation Filings

12 Representation Case Filings and 1 Representation Management Case Filing

⚖️ April 10, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

14 Charges Against Employers and 10 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ When Silence Isn't Coercion: NLRB Judge Clears University of Dayton's Severance NDA

An NLRB administrative law judge dismissed a complaint against the University of Dayton, finding its severance nondisclosure clause did not unlawfully restrict employees' labor rights under the landmark McLaren Macomb standard.

📃 April 09, 2026 Representation Filings

9 Representation Case Filings Including AC Hotel Pasadena, Bradford Airport Logistics, Didlake Inc., Hope Gas Inc., and Starbucks

⚖️ April 09, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

14 Charges Against Employers and 6 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ Mural, Mission, or Mutiny? When an Employee Email Crossed the Line

The NLRB dismissed unfair labor practice charges against a Los Angeles nonprofit after finding a union employee's critical email about a community mural project was not protected activity under the NLRA.

🗞️ Overtime Unpaid, Bill Overdue: DOL Recovers $78K from Austin Buffet

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $77,523 in back wages for 12 kitchen workers at Buffet Palace in Austin, TX, after the restaurant paid straight salaries without the overtime premiums required under federal law.

📃 April 08, 2026 Representation Filings

7 Representation Case Filings, 1 Representation Management Case Filing, and 1 Unit Clarification

⚖️ April 08, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

34 Charges Against Employers and 6 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ Google Ordered to the Bargaining Table After Federal Labor Board Finds Refusal to Negotiate Unlawful

The NLRB ordered Google to bargain with the Alphabet Workers Union after ruling it unlawfully refused to recognize the union as a joint employer with staffing contractor Accenture Flex.