🗞️ The $500 Bonus That Cost a Montana Receptionist Her Job — and Her Employer a Federal Order

A federal labor judge ruled that a Helena dental practice broke the law when it fired a receptionist for talking about her pay with coworkers, a case that carries a warning for small businesses that mistake pay secrecy for good management.

📃 April 30, 2026 Representation Filings

8 Representation Case Filings

⚖️ April 30, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

23 Charges Against Employers and 8 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ Whose Sidewalk Is It? NLRB Rules Knoxville Manufacturer Crossed the Line by Pulling Union Signs

The NLRB ruled that Aqua-Chem, Inc. violated federal labor law by removing union organizing signs from a public right-of-way, ordering the company to return or reimburse the signs.

🗞️ When the Pandemic Becomes a Pretext: How a Texas Orchestra Crossed the Labor Law Line

The NLRB ruled that three Dallas-Fort Worth orchestras unlawfully cut musician wages, inserted a sweeping emergency clause, and withdrew union recognition — all without the union's consent.

🗞️ NLRB Rules Hospital System Is Not Responsible for Contracted Doctors' Labor Rights

The NLRB reversed a regional director's ruling, finding that PeaceHealth did not jointly employ contracted hospitalist physicians under the 2020 joint-employer standard requiring substantial direct and immediate control.

🗞️ A Federal Labor Judge Orders AV Contractor to Bargain With Union After Finding Retaliation

An NLRB judge ruled that A-V Services violated federal labor law by retaliating against unionizing Jersey City technicians, withholding raises, cutting hours, and creating the impression of surveillance, and ordered the company to bargain with IATSE Local 59.

🗞️ Who's Behind the Union Talk? A Nursing Home's Credibility Gamble Pays Off

An NLRB administrative law judge dismissed unfair labor practice charges against a Jacksonville, FL nursing home, finding the key witness too inconsistent and biased to prove employer interrogation by a preponderance of the evidence.

📃 April 29, 2026 Representation Filings

5 Representation Case Filings

⚖️ April 29, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

29 Charges Against Employers and 9 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ Radiation Therapists Blocked: NLRB Dismisses City of Hope Union Petition

A federal labor board official dismissed SEIU-UHW's bid to add roughly 17 radiation therapists at City of Hope's Duarte, CA hospital to an existing service unit, citing health care bargaining rules and an insufficient community of interest.

🗞️ A Health Plan Administrator Misused Funds From Hundreds of Small Employers. A Federal Court Just Ordered Them to Pay.

A federal court ordered Illinois-based Apex Management Group and its owner to repay $1.3M+ after they allegedly pooled and misused health plan funds for over 11,000 workers.