On February 26, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rule reinstating its prior 2020 Joint Employer final rule. This formally withdraws the NLRB’s 2023 standard for determining joint employer...more
3/3/2026
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Final Rules ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Subcontractors ,
Unions
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed several key appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), restoring its quorum after nearly eleven months of inactivity....more
12/23/2025
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Employment Policies ,
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Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
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Political Appointments ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
Effective January 1, 2026, significant amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) impose stricter limits on the use of confidentiality clauses, broaden protected rights like “concerted activity,” and expand...more
10/3/2025
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Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Illinois ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transparency ,
Whistleblowers
On Tuesday, August 19, the Fifth Circuit issued a highly anticipated decision upholding an injunction that prevents the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX, Aunt...more
8/22/2025
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Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employment Litigation ,
Government Agencies ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unfair Labor Practices
Maine employers, take note: the new “Report to Work” law was enacted on June 24, 2025. This legislation affects businesses with 10 or more employees who work in the regular course of business for more than 120 days per...more
8/20/2025
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Legislation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Seasonal Workers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Timekeeping ,
Wage and Hour
The United States Supreme Court has granted the Trump Administration’s request to stay United States District Court Judge Beryl Howell’s order reinstating Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Cathy...more
On May 16, 2025, Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen issued a memorandum addressing settlement agreements under the NLRA in a manner expected to remove material hurdles to negotiated resolutions. Acting GC Cowen’s...more
Last month, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order aimed at curbing collective bargaining rights for a large segment of federal employees. The order was issued pursuant to a national security exemption...more
In March, President Donald Trump nominated Crystal Carey for the position of National Labor Relations Board general counsel. If the U.S. Senate confirms her nomination, Carey, who is an experienced labor relations...more
On February 14, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen circulated a GC memorandum to all NLRB field offices, revoking certain GC memoranda issued by former General...more
In the latest chapter in the evolving fight over the scope of executive power, the en banc D.C. Circuit reversed its prior stay, pending appeal, of the District Court’s order to reinstate Gwynne Wilcox to the NLRB. This means...more
On March 28, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit temporarily stayed a prior order by Judge Beryl Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia reinstating...more
4/1/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Judicial Authority ,
NLRB ,
Quorum ,
Stays ,
Trump Administration
President Trump has named a nominee for the NLRB General Counsel position: Crystal Carey, a management-side labor relations partner at the New York office of law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. Carey’s nomination is an...more
Terminated NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox challenged her removal from the Board and President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape the NLRB’s membership in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of...more
After just 11 days in his new role, in mid-February, NLRB Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen circulated a GC memorandum to all NLRB field offices, revoking certain GC memoranda issued by former General Counsel...more
3/5/2025
/ Employee Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Guidance Update ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Agenda
President Donald Trump’s efforts to alter the make up of the Board membership of the NLRB faces a new, but anticipated, legal challenge. Recently fired former Board Member Gwynne Wilcox has challenged her January 27th removal...more
2/6/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Judicial Authority ,
Labor Reform ,
Malfeasance ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Quorum ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Termination ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump has continued his shake-up of NLRB leadership by firing Acting General Counsel (GC) Jessica Rutter and replacing her with William Cowen. Mr. Cowen will serve as Acting GC until President Trump names an...more
Early this week, the Trump Administration removed General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo and Board Member Gwynne Wilcox (a Democrat) from their positions at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). While Member Wilcox’s...more
President Donald Trump has re-appointed Marvin Kaplan to the position of Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The move follows the custom of elevating a member of the president’s party to Chair the Board...more
1/29/2025
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
On January 1, 2025, the Illinois amendments to the state’s Personnel Records Review Act (PRRA) took effect. The amendments expand the type of documents employees have access to but increase the requirements requesting...more
On January 1, 2025, amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act will add Illinois to the list of states requiring employers to align with pay transparency and promotion posting requirements. Most employers in Illinois will be...more
12/18/2024
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illinois ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
New Regulations ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
For decades, employers faced with ongoing workplace unionization could hold a mandatory meeting, on paid time, to educate employees on the potential impacts of unionization and offer the employer’s perspective on unionizing...more
11/20/2024
/ Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Special Meetings ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions