🗞️ A Modified Excavator, a School Crawl Space, and a Preventable Death

Federal regulators cited a Texas contractor and a staffing firm after a worker died beneath an elementary school when a modified mini excavator, stripped of its rollover protection, pinned him against a concrete beam.

📃 July 09, 2026 Representation Filings

15 Representation Case Filings, 3 NRLB Representation Decertification Filings, 1 Representation Management Case Filing, and 1 Unit Clarification

⚖️ July 09, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

37 Charges Against Employers, 6 Charges Against Labor Organizations, and 1 Charge Involving Hot Cargo Agreements

🗞️ NLRB Clears Way for Union Vote at Nevada CVS Pharmacy After Rejecting Supervisor Claim

A federal labor official ruled that a CVS staff pharmacist and two technicians whose titles include the word "supervisor" are not statutory bosses, clearing a union election at a Henderson, Nevada pharmacy amid a wider organizing wave at chain drugstores.

🗞️ Fired for Talking Pay: Judge Rules Chicago Sign Shop Illegally Punished Wage Talk

An NLRB judge found Custom Sign Consultants unlawfully told an employee he couldn't discuss wages, then fired him for doing so anyway, ordering reinstatement and back pay.

📃 July 08, 2026 Representation Filings

7 Representation Case Filings and 4 NRLB Representation Decertification Filings

⚖️ July 08, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

42 Charges Against Employers, 10 Charges Against Labor Organizations, and 2 Charges Involving Jurisdictional Disputes

🗞️ Game Store's Gag Clause on Pay Talk Ran Afoul of Federal Labor Law, Judge Rules

An NLRB judge found a South Carolina video game shop illegally fired a worker for discussing a manager's salary, ruling its nondisclosure agreement unlawfully restricted employees' right to discuss pay and working conditions.

🗞️ Labor Department Backs Intel in Supreme Court Fight Over 401(k) Lawsuits

DOL urges the Supreme Court to require a "meaningful benchmark" before 401(k) fiduciary lawsuits can proceed, siding with Intel in a closely watched retirement plan case.

📃 July 07, 2026 Representation Filings

9 Representation Case Filings and 1 Unit Clarification

⚖️ July 07, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

33 Charges Against Employers and 21 Charges Against Labor Organizations

🗞️ No BS, Except About the Boss: Atlassian Loses Labor Ruling Over Fired Engineer

An NLRB judge ruled Atlassian illegally fired a senior engineer over internal posts criticizing leadership, ordering reinstatement and back pay. The judge also struck down parts of its severance agreements and workplace speech rules.