New York construction-industry employers should be aware of a significant change to the state’s Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) law. On December 19, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill 4727 (“A4727”) into law, expanding PFL eligibility to many construction workers who
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Halted: Federal Judge Stops Enforcement of California’s Recently Enacted Labor Law
On December 26, 2025, a federal judge in the Eastern District of California granted the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) bid for a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of recently enacted labor legislation that empowers the California Public
New Year, New Board – NLRB Nominations Confirmed, Board Regains Quorum
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointments of Members Scott Mayer and James Murphy, and General Counsel (“GC”) Crystal Carey, to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Eleven months after Member Gwynne Wilcox’s unprecedented
No Injunction for You: Third Circuit Rejects Employer Bid to Halt NLRB Case, Setting up Circuit Split
In a significant decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on December 3, 2025 that federal courts lack jurisdiction to issue injunctions that would halt ongoing National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) administrative proceedings—even when an employer frames its challenge
Updated: President Trump Taps Two GOP Nominees for NLRB, But Uncertainty Remains
UPDATE: On December 3, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee approved President Trump’s nomination of Scott Mayer to fill one of the vacant Republican seats on the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). Almost
Updated: Off the Rails? Union Asks Supreme Court to Rein in Fifth Circuit; the Court Says No.
Removable At Will: D.C. Circuit Strips NLRB Members Of Job-Removal Protections
On December 5, 2025, a divided D.C. Circuit panel held that for-cause job-removal protections for members of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) and Merit Systems Protection Board are unconstitutional because they violate Article II.
The ruling has
Fine Line: Fourth Circuit Joins Other Courts In Narrowly Interpreting Who Qualifies As An NLRA-Exempt Manager
On December 1, 2025, in NLRB v. Constellis, LLC, a unanimous Fourth Circuit panel joined other federal appellate courts in narrowly interpreting the National Labor Relations Act’s (“NLRA” or the “Act”) judge-made managerial exception, which carves out certain high-level employees
Halted: Federal Judge Stops Enforcement of New York’s ‘NLRB Trigger Bill’
On November 26, 2025, a New York federal judge granted Amazon’s bid for a preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of recent amendments to the Empire State’s State Employment Relations Act (“SERA”) that would have subjected most private-sector employers within the
Pro-Employer Labor Law Reform Proposed by Senate GOP: What’s in the Package and Why It Matters
Labor law reform resurfaces nearly every Congress, but rarely advances given polarized views. The National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “Act”) has not been amended since 1984, yet proposals continue to recur—the Protect the Right to Organize Act (“PRO Act”)