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An NLRB judge ruled that two Optum-affiliated California medical groups violated federal labor law by mass-terminating 10 newly unionized hospitalists and later withdrawing union recognition without bargaining either time.
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3 Representation Case Filings and 1 NRLB Representation Decertification Filing
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18 Charges Against Employers and 6 Charges Against Labor Organizations
An NLRB administrative law judge ruled that ASARCO LLC committed multiple post-strike labor violations but found the 2019 walkout was an economic strike, not one caused by the company's misconduct, limiting the remedies available to hundreds of workers.
An NLRB judge ruled that two Optum-affiliated California medical groups violated federal labor law by mass-terminating 10 newly unionized hospitalists and later withdrawing union recognition without bargaining either time.
The NLRB ruled that Red Roof Plus unlawfully fired a San Antonio employee for advising coworkers about COVID risks and workplace rights, ordering reinstatement and full make-whole relief.
A union won a 2024 election at Dold Foods in Wichita, KS, but the NLRB ordered a rerun after finding Spanish and Swahili sample ballots were critically flawed and no translators were provided to workers.
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $30,442 from the University of Tennessee after investigators found the university forced an auditor on approved medical leave to resign or face termination, a direct violation of federal law.
OSHA cited Huntsville's Breland Homes Inc. with 8 serious violations and $115,855 in proposed penalties following a December 2025 trench collapse that killed 45-year-old Enrique Chub-Cao.
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The NLRB ruled that Red Roof Plus unlawfully fired a San Antonio employee for advising coworkers about COVID risks and workplace rights, ordering reinstatement and full make-whole relief.
6 Representation Case Filings and 1 NRLB Representation Decertification Filing
16 Charges Against Employers and 3 Charges Against Labor Organizations
A union won a 2024 election at Dold Foods in Wichita, KS, but the NLRB ordered a rerun after finding Spanish and Swahili sample ballots were critically flawed and no translators were provided to workers.
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $30,442 from the University of Tennessee after investigators found the university forced an auditor on approved medical leave to resign or face termination, a direct violation of federal law.
OSHA cited Huntsville's Breland Homes Inc. with 8 serious violations and $115,855 in proposed penalties following a December 2025 trench collapse that killed 45-year-old Enrique Chub-Cao.
5 Representation Case Filings and 4 NRLB Representation Decertification Filings
23 Charges Against Employers and 11 Charges Against Labor Organizations
The NLRB denied a default judgment against a Long Island plumbing company that turned away workers it had agreed to reinstate, ordering a hearing to sort out what actually happened.
The DOL found Kkoki Korean BBQ violated federal labor law through illegal tip pooling, unpaid overtime, and child labor violations, ordering $96,985 in back wages and penalties for 32 workers.
A Newport Beach construction firm was ordered to pay $468,505 to 137 workers after federal investigators found repeated minimum wage, overtime, and retaliation violations spanning a full year.
The DOL's EBSA issued first-of-its-kind guidance on April 15, 2026, declaring that proxy advisory firms, including ISS and Glass Lewis, are likely investment advice fiduciaries under ERISA, subjecting them to strict federal retirement plan standards.