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The U.S. Department of Labor announced $81M in RESTART grants to place formerly incarcerated individuals into skilled trades and registered apprenticeships, prioritizing shipbuilding and high-demand industries.
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A DOL investigation of an Aurora, CO sushi restaurant found child labor and overtime violations affecting 19 workers. The employer paid $22,249 in penalties and $20,213 in back wages.
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OSHA cited three Weld County, Colorado companies a combined $246,609 after six workers died from hydrogen sulfide exposure at Prospect Valley Dairy on August 20, 2025, following a disconnected manure system pipe.
A Little Caesars franchise operator in Redwood City, CA agreed to pay $409,457 in back wages to 32 workers after a federal investigation found three years of minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping violations.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced $81M in RESTART grants to place formerly incarcerated individuals into skilled trades and registered apprenticeships, prioritizing shipbuilding and high-demand industries.
A DOL investigation of an Aurora, CO sushi restaurant found child labor and overtime violations affecting 19 workers. The employer paid $22,249 in penalties and $20,213 in back wages.
OSHA cited three Weld County, Colorado companies a combined $246,609 after six workers died from hydrogen sulfide exposure at Prospect Valley Dairy on August 20, 2025, following a disconnected manure system pipe.
Federal inspectors cited Alliance Grain Co. of Gibson City, IL for six safety violations — including two willful counts — after a seasonal worker suffered a serious foot injury from an unguarded conveyor during grain bin entry. OSHA proposed $276,407 in penalties.
An NLRB Region 5 decision dismissed a decertification petition targeting security officers at a Maryland federal facility after finding the named employer had not yet hired any employees in the unit.
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Federal inspectors cited Alliance Grain Co. of Gibson City, IL for six safety violations — including two willful counts — after a seasonal worker suffered a serious foot injury from an unguarded conveyor during grain bin entry. OSHA proposed $276,407 in penalties.
An NLRB Region 5 decision dismissed a decertification petition targeting security officers at a Maryland federal facility after finding the named employer had not yet hired any employees in the unit.
An NLRB regional director dismissed a union representation petition after finding the employer would cease operations within days, raising unresolved questions about employee rights under the incoming contractor.
A DOL report to Congress documents a decade of employee ownership growth—ESOP participants up 8%, worker co-ops more than doubled—while noting that the agency's promotion initiative operates without congressional appropriations.
An NLRB judge ruled Satellite Healthcare violated federal labor law by withholding 2024 merit raises from 11 unionized Bay Area clinics while paying them to non-union staff—and blaming the union for the freeze.
6 Representation Case Filings and 2 Representation Management Case Filings
46 Charges Against Employers, 12 Charges Against Labor Organizations
An NLRB judge ruled that X Factor S2 LLC illegally fired four crew members who tried to "flip" their non-union TV production to IATSE representation, finding the executive producer's own texts and statements as evidence.
An NLRB regional director rejected Touchstone Climbing's bid to force a company-wide ballot, ordering separate elections for its Bay Area maintenance and routesetting employees on February 25, 2026.
1 Representation Case Filings, 1 NRLB Representation Decertification Filings, 1 Representation Management Case Filings
42 Charges Against Employers, 8 Charges Against Labor Organizations
A federal labor judge found Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital committed 10 violations of the National Labor Relations Act during a contract dispute with the union representing its nurses and radiology technologists.