Labor Law - General

Goldberg Segalla’s Spring 2026 Labor Law Update keeps clients informed about significant changes and cases involving New York’s Labor Law.

NLRB Region 12 Reinforces Imminent Closure Standard in SolarMovil PR LLC Decision On January 21, 2026, the NLRB regional director (RD) for Region 12 issued a decision in SolarMovil PR LLC that provides timely and practical guidance for employers operating with project‑based, temporary, construction‑

From evolving class action rules to regulatory updates and major U.S. Supreme Court cases, what happens at the federal level fuels a world of workplace decision-making. These are the essential legal trends and developments that will inform planning and compliance across industries in 2026.

The National Labor Relations Board has a quorum for the first time in nearly 12 months following the swearing-in of James Murphy and Scott Mayer as Board members. Their appointments restore the Board to the three-member quorum required to issue decisions. In addition, management-side attorney Crysta

A recent federal court order has placed a partial preliminary injunction on the enforcement of Assembly Bill (AB) 288, which expands both worker rights and the authority of the state’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). AB 288 was designed to let PERB step in and handle certain private sector

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that Congress may not constitutionally restrict the president’s ability to remove members of the National Labor Relations Board without cause. Wilcox v. Trump, et al., No. 25-5057 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 5, 2025).

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved two Trump Administration nominees — James Murphy and Crystal Carey — for the National Labor Relations Board and its general counsel role, respectively. The panel did not vote on Scott Mayer, a corporate chief labor counsel, nominate

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Fall 2025 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor . This issue discusses the host of challenges, both internally and externally, that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is currently facing.

As a result of the federal government shutdown, the National Labor Relations Board has suspended nearly all operations and furloughed the vast majority of its staff. Nearly all Board operations, including hearings, elections, and investigations, are suspended. However, the Board will retain limited

Littler’s 2025 Labor Survey Report U.S. employers are navigating an evolving labor relations landscape marked by shifting employee expectations and escalated collective bargaining and organizing tactics. To assess how organizations are managing modern labor relations trends, Littler conducted a surv

Cali Chandiramani and Scott Green wrote an article in Law360 regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ landmark decision in SpaceX v. NLRB

NLRB Acting GC Memorandum Aims at Early Identification and Investigation of Section 10(j) Cases On September 5, 2025, NLRB Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen released Memorandum GC 25-11 , which encourages early identification and expedited investigation of potential Section 10(j) cases. T

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a lawsuit challenging a recently enacted New York State law that would allow the state to assert jurisdiction over private sector labor disputes when the state believes the NLRB is unable to act effectively, asserting the law is preempted by federa

National Labor Relations Board Chairman Marvin Kaplan’s term ended on Aug. 27, 2025; the Board remains without a quorum. The Board is now down to a single member — Democrat David Prouty — and remains unable to issue decisions until two new appointees are confirmed. Kaplan’s departure follows two ter

President Donald Trump nominated Scott Mayer and James Murphy, a longtime National Labor Relations Board official, to fill the Board’s two vacant seats. The five-member Board has lacked a three-member quorum since January 2025, when Trump terminated former Board Member Gwynne Wilcox. Wilcox’s termin

President Donald Trump is expected to nominate at least two National Labor Relations Board members in the coming months, as the five-member Board remains without a quorum to issue decisions. Shortly after Trump took office, he terminated former Board Member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the Board short of

Littler Lounge: The Labor Law Pendulum – Navigating Change in 2025 Hosts Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave sit down with labor attorneys Brendan Fitzgerald and Arrissa Meyer to explore the evolving labor landscape in 2025. From the surprising breadth of protected concerted activity to the leadership s

By: Ninth Circuit Holds Work-Preservation Defense Available in Section 8(b)(4)(D) Jurisdictional Disputes Sometimes employers are subject to multiple collective bargaining agreements (CBA’s) that allow different unions to perform the same work for the employer. When this issue arises, the employer c