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An NLRB judge ruled Solera Holdings illegally fired an employee for texting coworkers about possible layoffs and maintained seven unlawfully overbroad workplace policies that chilled workers' federal labor rights.
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An NLRB administrative law judge found that a Washington state electrical contractor unlawfully discharged a union electrician for raising repeated jobsite safety concerns, recommending reinstatement and full back pay.
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A New Mexico pipeline inspection firm fired a worker who halted a non-compliant Oklahoma gas pipeline job. OSHA ruled it illegal retaliation and ordered reinstatement and $35,000+ in back pay and damages.
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A newly formed independent union won the right to challenge the United Steelworkers for representation of Pittsburgh-area Pennsylvania American Water employees after an NLRB regional director ruled the upstart group qualifies as a lawful labor organization.
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A McMinnville, OR restaurant owed 19 workers $200K in back wages after federal investigators found it misclassified employees to avoid overtime and illegally skimmed from tip pools.
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An NLRB judge voided a 2023 union election at LA Metro contractor Strive Well-Being, finding managers illegally threatened job loss, promised perks, and forced employees to publicly reveal their union loyalties.
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A federal labor judge ruled that RJ Staab Stone Company illegally fired, shorted, and delayed wages for an employee who raised pay complaints and helped organize a union, ordering reinstatement and full back pay.
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The DOL proposed a rule on April 22, 2026 to establish a single national standard for determining joint employer status under federal wage and hour laws, aiming to reduce legal inconsistency and compliance confusion.
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The U.S. DOL is searching for 204 current or former Puerto Rico Police Department officers owed $128,704 in back wages stemming from a 2016 federal court order over FLSA overtime violations from 2010–2014.
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An NLRB judge ruled a Pennsylvania restaurant illegally fired a server for discussing wages and tips, ordering reinstatement, backpay, and rescission of its no-wage-discussion policy. Decision issued April 21, 2026.
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced free virtual seminars on prevailing wage compliance for federal contractors, scheduled for May 20-21 and September 23-24, 2026.
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The U.S. Dept. of Labor recovered nearly $64K for 8 Austin restaurant workers after Beto's Restaurant and Bar failed to pay overtime and illegally docked wages from tipped employees.