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Maryland FAMLI’s Labor Pains: What Unionized Employers Need to Know

NLRB Republican Majority and Ralphs Grocery: Arbitration Confidentiality for Employers

Labor Law Solutions- How the NLRB’s New Employer-Friendly Majority Could Reshape Labor Law [Podcast]

July 22, 2026

EDNY strikes down state labor board law; D.C. Circuit applies Loper Bright to NLRB; Joint employer bill reaches the House floor.

Collective Bargaining Rights for Rideshare Drivers—CA + IL Join MA in Paving the Way

August 17, 2026

Tensions rise between New York City's teachers' union and City Hall; NLRB judge finds Brooklyn hospital violated labor law.

Republicans Gain 3-1 Majority on National Labor Relations Board

July 31, 2026

Legislators move to end mandatory arbitration in employment contracts; NYC tip laws result in greater pay for delivery workers; women's college basketball players seek to unionize.

August 13, 2026

EEOC complaint process expected to harm federal workers; former UAW leaders endorse Fain challenger; Xbox employees protest layoffs.

NLRB Successor Bar Under Fire: What Employers Buying Unionized Businesses Need to Know

Employers acquiring a business with a unionized workforce may soon have more flexibility to challenge the incumbent union’s status than they have had for decades. On July 21, the D...

Protected Concerted Activity and the NLRA

Employers should recognize that the National Labor Relations Act protects many private-sector nonunion employees who raise shared workplace concerns. Protected concerted activity m...

Mandatory First Contract Arbitration: How the Faster Labor Contracts Act Would Reshape Federal Labor Law [Podcast]

Building Toward Sectoral Bargaining

It’s no secret that our weak, outdated labor law is failing the millions of workers who want unions at their workplaces.  Republicans have repeatedly blocked federal legislation to...

August 7, 2026

Starbucks beats claims it denied shifts to union workers; Center for State Labor Innovation aims to address labor law shortcomings.

HALTED—Federal Court Declares NJ’s Labor Peace Agreement Requirement Preempted by the NLRA

Texas Court Clash:Do Unconstitutional NLRB Removal Protections Pause an Unfair Labor Practice Case?

States, Sectoral Bargaining, and a Way Forward for Labor Law

In advance of Labor Day, Sharon and I have a short piece up at Time laying out the case for state labor law reforms to facilitate sectoral bargaining. The op-ed also reports on som...

Pay Transparency and the Power of Preventive Strategies — Episode 5: How Manufacturers Can Manage Worker Equity Expectat...

Blank Rome Labor & Employment Alert: D.C. Circuit Rejects NLRB “Successor Bar” for Unionized Business Acquisitions

The NLRB’s Top Prosecutor Puts 13 Labor Precedents in the Crosshairs

August 5, 2026

Clash over potential change to Canada’s labor code; Harvard’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy releases model sectoral bargaining laws; NJ sues Amazon for antitrust violations. 

Building Worker Power in a Precarious Federal Landscape: Proportional Representation and an Electoral Voice for Labor

Note: This post builds on a series launched in December on how states and cities can expand worker power in the United States. The series is grounded in a set of working papers and...

Groundbreaking Decision Creates Uncertainty About Future of Labor Law, and Provides Employers with New Ways to Appeal NL...

Labor Watch: Big SUNY Contract Ratified, AAUP Dives Into Politics

Labor Watch: Big SUNY Contract Ratified, AAUP Dives Into Politics Emma Whitford Tue, 08/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Also in July, California State University’s sk...