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🗞️ NLRB Rules REI Unlawfully Fired Union Leader

NLRB Administrative Law Judge finds REI violated federal labor law by terminating 11-year employee and union organizer over timecard discrepancies involving 2-3 minute variations—conduct the judge found was widespread among workers but selectively enforced

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🗞️ Infrastructure & Development Engineering Inc Ordered to Restore Workers' 401(k) Contributions

Federal court ordered Ohio engineering firm to pay $45,699 to employee retirement accounts after withholding contributions from paychecks but failing to deposit them into the 401(k) plan—a violation of ERISA.

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📃 January 13, 2026 Representation Filings

2 Representation Case Filings, 1 NRLB Representation Decertification Filings

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⚖️ January 13, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

21 Charges Against Employers, 5 Charges Against Labor Organizations

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🗞️ OSHA Partners with Contractor on Manchester's Massive Tunnel Project

OSHA and Methuen Obayashi Joint Venture partner to ensure worker safety during construction of Manchester's $360 million Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel—the city's largest public works project aimed at reducing sewer overflows into the Merrimack River.

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🗞️ UPS Recording Policy Survives NLRB Challenge Under Stericycle Standard

ALJ rules UPS workplace recording policy lawful under strict new Stericycle test, finding policy's work-time/work-area limits don't chill Section 7 rights. General Counsel failed to prove reasonable employees would interpret policy as restricting protected labor activities.

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📃 January 12, 2026 Representation Filings

4 Representation Case Filings

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⚖️ January 12, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

13 Charges Against Employers, 13 Charges Against Labor Organizations

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🗞️ U.S. Invests $22M to Combat Labor Exploitation in Critical Mineral Supply Chains

The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $22 million to address labor exploitation in Indonesia's nickel industry and the DRC's mineral sector, where documented abuses include forced labor, child labor, and unsafe working conditions.

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🗞️ DOL Awards $23.4M to Strengthen Mexico Labor Enforcement Under USMCA

DOL awards $23.4M to strengthen Mexico's labor law enforcement under USMCA, targeting wage suppression and unfair labor practices that undercut American workers ahead of 2026 trade agreement review.

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🗞️ DOL Defends Lockheed Martin in Pension Transfer Battle

DOL filed first public position on pension risk transfers since 2024 litigation wave, supporting Lockheed Martin and stating plaintiffs lack standing when they continue receiving full benefits despite annuity provider changes.

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🗞️ Wilson Paving & Sealcoating Inc: NLRB's "Concrete Evidence" Standard

NLRB dismissed Wilson Paving & Sealcoating petition after employer proved permanent cessation with concrete evidence: property sale, dissolution filing, zero payroll. Standard protects workers from unsubstantiated closure claims.