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A 2-1 NLRB ruling found St. Anthony Community Hospital lawfully fired a union organizer for a HIPAA violation, reversing a judge's finding of illegal retaliation and delivering a significant win for employer defense under the *Wright Line* standard.
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The U.S. Department of Labor proposes raising minimum wages for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and PERM visa programs — the first formal rulemaking on prevailing wages since a similar 2021 rule was struck down in court.
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OSHA cited two Cartersville, GA stone countertop manufacturers for repeat silica exposure violations, proposing over $116,000 in combined penalties after both failed to fix previously identified hazards.
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The NLRB reaffirmed its bargaining order against Starbucks but declined to impose financial compensation for employees' lost bargaining opportunity, preserving a 56-year-old precedent.
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The NLRB declined to impose financial penalties on Hayward Convalescent Hospital for refusing to bargain with SEIU Local 2015, reaffirming a 56-year-old precedent that bars compensatory damages during employer certification challenges.
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An NLRB regional director dismissed two election petitions at Phoenix Energy Management after finding merit to charges alleging the employer helped initiate the very effort to decertify its own union.
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An NLRB regional director has ordered a union election for ~2,750 of USC's non-tenure track faculty, rejecting the university's claims that they are managers or supervisors ineligible to organize.
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An NLRB judge ruled that an American Postal Workers Union local violated federal labor law by withholding grievance settlement data from a retired postal custodian who questioned whether payouts were fairly distributed.
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OSHA cited SV Labs Prescott Corp. for 18 violations — including 2 repeat offenses — and proposed $275,694 in penalties after a nitrocellulose drum exploded and sparked a secondary fire at its Prescott, Wisconsin facility.
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The U.S. resolved a USMCA labor dispute at ThyssenKrupp's San Luis Potosí plant after workers were fired for union organizing. Mexico investigated, workers were reinstated, and tariff liquidation resumed.
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OSHA cited Alpha Baking Co. Inc. for repeat and serious safety violations after an employee broke their arm clearing dough from a machine in September 2025, proposing $326,276 in penalties.
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A Duke Energy subcontractor fatally electrocuted a lineman and hospitalized two others in Seminole, FL after a utility pole struck a live transmission line. OSHA cited the employer for three serious safety violations.