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March 04, 2026 Detroit, MI — [March 4, 2025] — The Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 7 today issued a statement regarding the ongoing labor dispute between Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital and Local 332, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Region 7 is investigating multiple unfair labor practice charges filed by…

In today’s news and commentary, a weak jobs report, the NIH decides it will no longer recognize a research fellows’ union, and WNBA contract talks continue to stall as season approaches. On Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers cut 92,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4 percent. A loss…

January 07, 2026 On January 7, 2026, James Murphy and Scott Mayer were sworn in as new Board members. As a result, the Board now has a quorum to conduct Agency business. James Murphy, of Maryland, was nominated by President Trump to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of…

January 07, 2026 On January 7, 2026, Crystal S. Carey was sworn in as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Agency), by Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling. Ms. Carey was nominated for a four-year term by President Donald J. Trump on March 24, 2025, and confirmed by the Senate on…

January 28, 2026 Recent articles discussing the National Labor Relations Board’s updated internal docketing protocol have reflected a general misunderstanding of the basis for adopting these changes. The agency is committed to ensuring that the public has accurate information about how and why the internal protocol was revised. The updated internal protocol does not require…

Here’s one thing that can never come too soon for employees in the workplace: recognition. In fact, employees who aren’t recognized at work pretty much aren’t engaged at work. Specifically, they show about a 40-point drop in engagement scores compared with those who are regularly recognized, highlighting the steep engagement cost of silence, according to…

A California carwash has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve “widespread wage theft” and other labor law violations, according to the California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO). The payout will reimburse 23 affected employees for unpaid wages. State Investigators Uncover Wage Theft Newport Auto Spa, Inc., d/b/a The Car Spa, is a luxury carwash in…

The traditional 40-hour work week is a legacy system facing a modern stress test. For decades, this structure has been the bedrock of organizational design, and for many HR leaders, it remains a non-negotiable reality of their operating environment. However, as the workforce demographics shift, this one-size-fits-all model is increasingly challenged to accommodate two of…

Widespread uncertainty and rapid policy shifts during the first year of Trump 2.0 have been a “roller coaster for employers,” according to a new report from the Littler Workplace Policy Institute (WPI). To gauge employer concerns amid this uncertainty, WPI surveyed more than 300 HR professionals, C-suite execs and in-house attorneys, asking about issues most…

Whether you love or hate the Academy Awards ceremonies, you have a reason to pay attention this year. That’s because 2026 is the first year someone in HR will win an Oscar for their job, putting people in the right roles. Can you hear it now? … And the Oscar goes to … HR! The…