Latest Stories

Union Busting: What Employers Can and Cannot Legally Do

High profile unionization efforts at companies like Amazon and Starbucks have drawn renewed interest in labor laws. In this video, we look at what’s legal and what isn't when a company's employees want to unionize.

In Brief

View More

Case: Labor Arbitration/Suspension (Arb.)

Arbitrator Gregory P. Szuter denied the union’s grievance, ruling that the City of Cleveland had just cause to suspend a protective services officer for 10 days for violating the city’s workplace violence policy and a civil service rule during a confrontation with a lieutenant. City of Cleveland, Ohio , 2026 BNA LA 17, Arb., AAA Case No. 01-25-0002-8824 (list only), G. Szuter, 3/2/26

Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (N.D. Ill.)

An Illinois federal district court denied American Airlines’ motion to dismiss flight attendants’ overtime claim under Illinois Minimum Wage Law, finding Railway Labor Act preemption arguments premature due to insufficient information about collective bargaining agreement disputes. Greve v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 2026 BL 192936, N.D. Ill., 26 C 626, 5/26/26

Case: Labor Relations/Refusal to Bargain (N.L.R.B.)

The NLRB upheld a ruling that OS-DB-JV-2, a Puerto Rico-based maintenance and janitorial services company, violated the National Labor relations Act by refusing to provide information requested by the union representing its employees in a timely manner. OS-DB-JV-2, LLC, 374 N.L.R.B. 115, N.L.R.B., 12–CA–339997, 5/22/26