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DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration overhauled enforcement priorities for 2026, elevating cybersecurity and mental health access while dropping ESOPs and reducing missing participant focus.
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Indiana electric co-op notification specialists ruled non-supervisory and included in IBEW bargaining unit. Regional Director found they lack supervisory authority despite sometimes acting as superintendents.
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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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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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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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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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4 Representation Case Filings
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13 Charges Against Employers, 13 Charges Against Labor Organizations
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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'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 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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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.