17 NLRB Charges Against Employers and 4 NLRB Charges Against Labor Organizations Including Four Roses Distillery LLC, Hitachi Energy, Interstate Waste Systems, Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co., Kennametal Inc., Maclean Power Systems, USPS and International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Local 135
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.
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.
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).
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.