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An NLRB Administrative Law Judge ruled that Harvard University violated federal labor law by refusing to provide the Harvard University Police Association with an investigative report concerning a detective's handling of a sexual assault case.
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The NLRB Regional Director ruled that employees at Clinica Campesina's Westminster Medical Clinic can form a single-facility bargaining unit of approximately 30 employees, rejecting the employer's argument that the unit must include 240 employees across five facilities.
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On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board by a 53-43 vote, enabling the agency to resume normal operations after nearly 11 months of disruption.
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The U.S. Department of Labor rescinded regulations requiring federal contractors to offer qualified employees a right of first refusal when service contracts change hands, eliminating worker displacement protections that had been established under the Biden administration.
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The U.S. Department of Labor launched the American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund on December 19, 2025, through a $35.8 million, four-year cooperative agreement with Arkansas. The program offers $3,500 per apprentice to incentivize employers nationwide.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recovered $17,311 in back wages from Ma's Kitchen (Naya Ding Inc.) in Rowland Heights, California, after finding the restaurant operated an unlawful tip pool where owners retained a portion of servers' tips and failed to pay overtime.
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The U.S. Departments of Labor and Agriculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding on December 17, 2025, to better coordinate job training and employment opportunities for SNAP recipients through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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NLRB Administrative Law Judge Charles J. Muhl ruled that Motorola Solutions unlawfully discharged employee Elisa Sheley for lying during an investigation about her protected discussions of coworker wages.
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Administrative Law Judge Brian D. Gee ruled that Oak Harbor Freight Lines must pay $19.7 million in delinquent trust fund contributions plus $3.9 million in liquidated damages for unlawfully discontinuing employee health benefits from 2009-2018
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Seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims decreased to 224,000 for the week ending December 13, down 13,000 from the previous week's revised level of 237,000
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Two Teamsters-affiliated railroad unions representing approximately 20,000 workers (53% of unionized employees at both companies) announced opposition to the proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
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6 Representation Case Filings, 1 Representation Decertification Filing with significant activity for employers: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Cargil, and Yarde Metals