🗞️ Fatal Trench, Fatal Failures: Huntsville Builder Cited After Worker's Death

OSHA cited Huntsville's Breland Homes Inc. with 8 serious violations and $115,855 in proposed penalties following a December 2025 trench collapse that killed 45-year-old Enrique Chub-Cao.

📃 April 15, 2026 Representation Filings

5 Representation Case Filings and 4 NRLB Representation Decertification Filings

⚖️ April 15, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

23 Charges Against Employers and 11 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ Turned Away at the Door: Federal Labor Board Sends Plumbing Dispute Back to Hearing

The NLRB denied a default judgment against a Long Island plumbing company that turned away workers it had agreed to reinstate, ordering a hearing to sort out what actually happened.

🗞️ Burned Before the Grill: Oregon BBQ Chain Caught in Federal Labor Crackdown

The DOL found Kkoki Korean BBQ violated federal labor law through illegal tip pooling, unpaid overtime, and child labor violations, ordering $96,985 in back wages and penalties for 32 workers.

🗞️ Paycheck Predators: Newport Beach Contractor Ordered to Pay $468K in Stolen Wages

A Newport Beach construction firm was ordered to pay $468,505 to 137 workers after federal investigators found repeated minimum wage, overtime, and retaliation violations spanning a full year.

🗞️ Watchdogs on Notice: DOL Declares Proxy Advisors Are ERISA Fiduciaries

The DOL's EBSA issued first-of-its-kind guidance on April 15, 2026, declaring that proxy advisory firms, including ISS and Glass Lewis, are likely investment advice fiduciaries under ERISA, subjecting them to strict federal retirement plan standards.

🗞️ Anchors Aweigh: OSHA Tightens Maritime Safety Net Over Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Department of Labor launched a five-year OSHA inspection program targeting maritime industries in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, driven by injury rates well above national averages.

📃 April 14, 2026 Representation Filings

9 Representation Case Filings and 1 Representation Management Case Filing

⚖️ April 14, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

13 Charges Against Employers and 4 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ Six Years and a Federal Court Order Later, a Phoenix Employer Still Hadn't Paid

A Phoenix small business that unlawfully fired a worker was ordered in 2026 to pay nearly $10,000 in backpay after failing to respond at every stage of a multi-year federal enforcement process.

🗞️ Gone to Work, Never Came Home: America Marks Workers Memorial Day 2026

The U.S. Department of Labor hosts its 2026 Workers Memorial program on April 23, honoring workers killed on the job. Despite progress since 1970, over 5,000 Americans still die from workplace injuries each year.