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Broadway actors and producers reach a tentative labor agreement; workers at four major concert venues in Washington D.C. launch efforts to unionize; and Walmart pauses offers to job candidates requiring H-1B visas.

I had the opportunity to participate in a recent symposium on John Witt’s new book, The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America, hosted by Balkinization.  This is my contribution to the symposium. I highly recommend the book, and the symposium as a whole – both are certainly relevant to OnLabor readers. For…

When workers at Trader Joe’s formed a union, they called themselves Trader Joe’s United (“TJU”), and they adopted a logo of a raised fist holding a box cutter. The fledgling union began selling merchandise on its website featuring the union’s logo. One item the union sold was a tote bag. Trader Joe’s sued the union, claiming a violation…

As open enrollment season looms, HR departments will want to prepare to help employees before it even starts. They’ll have questions, and you want to give them the information they need to make the best decisions about their benefits.  In fact, according to data from MetLife, more than three-quarters of workers who understand their benefits…

Some workers are exempt from Trump’s new $100,000 H1-B visa fee; Amazon driver alleges the EEOC violated mandate by dropping a disparate-impact investigation; Eighth Circuit revived bank employee’s First Amendment retaliation claims over school mask-mandate.

Earlier this month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA). The bill is virtually identical to the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act’s First Contract Arbitration provision, with one crucial difference: it has a chance of becoming law in today’s Congress. Whereas the PRO Act had…

Clearly communicating benefits is a growing challenge for many HR teams. With a multigenerational workforce, each group has its own communication preferences, technology comfort levels and information needs. Understanding these differences can help HR leaders deliver benefits messaging in ways that resonate, reduce confusion and encourage participation (especially during crucial open enrollment periods). Understanding the…

It’s said pressure makes diamonds. If that’s true, then staffing leaders are fully bejeweled superheroes. From economic whiplash to global health crises, talent shortages, workplace revolutions, and a few TikTok trends that somehow impacted retention, uncertainty isn’t just knocking on our doors anymore. It has moved in, redecorated and left passive-aggressive sticky notes all over…

When it comes to nursing rights at work, a Pennsylvania court just sent a clear message: Mishandling accommodation requests for pumping breaks can create serious liability for employers. In 2021, Madison Weaver was working as a customer service agent for GAT Airline Ground Support at an airport in Pittsburgh. GAT customer service agents manned the…

By Miranda Zolot, General Counsel, Oyster When the administration announced a $100,000 H-1B petition fee in September 2025,  HR leaders had the same reaction: What now? The answer isn’t simple, but it’s also not hopeless. While these reforms fundamentally change H-1B economics, they also create opportunities to build more resilient global talent strategies. Here’s what…