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The DOL's EBSA issued FAB 2026-01, shifting its enforcement focus to egregious misconduct, fairness to fiduciaries, senior leadership oversight, and timely investigations, signaling a more targeted, rule-of-law approach.
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Federal investigators found Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa restricted nursing employees' break time for expressing breast milk, in violation of the PUMP Act. The hospital has since updated its policies.
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The Labor Department is offering $85 million in formula grants to all 50 states and territories to expand registered apprenticeships, a program the Trump administration has made central to its workforce strategy.
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OSHA and Mascaro Construction have signed a safety partnership to protect workers during the 92,000 sq ft expansion of Pittsburgh's Heinz History Center, expected to wrap up by May 2028.
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OSHA updated its National Emphasis Program on workplace heat hazards on April 10, 2026, refocusing inspections on 55 high-risk industries using four years of enforcement data. The revised program is effective immediately and runs for five years.
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An NLRB administrative law judge dismissed a complaint against the University of Dayton, finding its severance nondisclosure clause did not unlawfully restrict employees' labor rights under the landmark McLaren Macomb standard.
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The NLRB dismissed unfair labor practice charges against a Los Angeles nonprofit after finding a union employee's critical email about a community mural project was not protected activity under the NLRA.
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The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $77,523 in back wages for 12 kitchen workers at Buffet Palace in Austin, TX, after the restaurant paid straight salaries without the overtime premiums required under federal law.
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The NLRB ordered Google to bargain with the Alphabet Workers Union after ruling it unlawfully refused to recognize the union as a joint employer with staffing contractor Accenture Flex.
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The NLRB ruled that a postal union violated its duty of fair representation by fabricating grievance records for a fired worker, and that the union's own deception paused the filing clock.
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The NLRB's April 2026 denial of Browning-Ferris's reconsideration motion closes the book on a 13-year legal odyssey, but the joint employer question it ignited remains as unsettled as ever.
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The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $122,476 in back wages for 140 workers at AirSouth LLC, a Mississippi HVAC company, after finding the employer failed to include bonuses in overtime calculations and withheld final paychecks from two employees.