⚖️ April 21, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings
22 Charges Against Employers, 3 Charges Against Labor Organizations, and 1 Charge Involving Boycotts and Strikes
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🗞️ Who's the Boss? Labor Department Moves to Settle a Long-Running Question About Shared Workers
The DOL proposed a rule on April 22, 2026 to establish a single national standard for determining joint employer status under federal wage and hour laws, aiming to reduce legal inconsistency and compliance confusion.
🗞️ Still Waiting to Be Paid: 200+ Puerto Rico Officers Are Owed Decade-Old Back Wages
The U.S. DOL is searching for 204 current or former Puerto Rico Police Department officers owed $128,704 in back wages stemming from a 2016 federal court order over FLSA overtime violations from 2010–2014.
🗞️ You Can't Fire Someone for Talking About Their Tips: The John Wright Restaurant Case
An NLRB judge ruled a Pennsylvania restaurant illegally fired a server for discussing wages and tips, ordering reinstatement, backpay, and rescission of its no-wage-discussion policy. Decision issued April 21, 2026.
🗞️ Know Before You Build: Labor Department Opens Free Prevailing Wage Training for Federal Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced free virtual seminars on prevailing wage compliance for federal contractors, scheduled for May 20-21 and September 23-24, 2026.