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Baristas at the 4th & Diagonal Starbucks store in Seattle, Washington, started organizing with Workers United in early 2022. What followed over the next four years, culminating in last week’s Board decision, exemplifies the state of modern-day labor law: broken, backwards, and antithetical to workers’ interests. Through both Biden and...Read more

For many years — well before AI compute’s “big bang” in late 2022 — the data center industry has been preoccupied with the notion of designing denser racks to improve overall infrastructure economics. It has also regularly advocated for the use of direct liquid cooling (DLC). Indeed, the underlying...Read more

By Pablo Ros July 29, 2026 Tags: Public Safety Share: Juan Jaimán Manfredy has been serving in Puerto Rico’s Department of Correction and Rehabilitation for seven years. But public service has been in his family for generations, and he always knew he would follow suit. “My dad served as a...Read more

NYC public defender strikes spread to the Bronx; NLRB drops challenge to New York labor law after Amazon wins its case; new data shows appointments of women and minorities to S&P 500 boards at lowest level in a decade.Read more

By Regi Worles July 28, 2026 Tags: Union Difference State & Local BudgetsWorkers' Rights Share: DENVER – Sarah Cuento, a program specialist I at Arapahoe County Department of Human Services (DHS), was surfing the internet when she noticed that a job posting for her exact position listed a higher starting...Read more

DOJ drops charges against SEIU California president; Massachusetts nurses file ULP against hospital; Democratic lawmakers look to remove damage caps in employment discrimination casesRead more

NY Port Authority proceeds to trial on PUMP Act case; First Circuit denies stay in order vacating H-1B visa fee; DC Circuit panel denies First Amendment claim over disclosure of confidential emails in allegation of prison's COVID-19 mismanagement.Read more

Ogletree Deakins — The Beltway Buzz ® is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.Read more

Ogletree Deakins — An employee must show that an adverse employment decision was motivated by the employee’s need for a religious accommodation in order to establish a prima facie religious discrimination case under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...Read more

nytimes.com — Teaching assistants, who are among the lowest-paid workers in New York City’s public schools, would get one-time payments of $10,000.Read more

Jackson Lewis P.C. — TakeawaysGreece’s law became effective on July 6, 2026, although its main pay-transparency obligations are postponed until November 1, 2026.The law largely follows the Directive’s framework but includes several country-specific provisions concerning pay structures, enforcement, employees’ information requests and regulatory oversight.The Greek Ombudsperson is positioned to play...Read more

Jackson Lewis P.C. — Alison Lynch and Dana Weisbrod are spotlighted for their recent elevations to co-lead the firm's Employment Litigation group alongside Carolyn Burnette and Ana Shields in "Jackson Lewis Names New Employment Litigation Co-Leaders," published by Law360.Subscription may be required to view articleRead more

poweratwork.us — I appeared on MS NOW with Stephanie Ruhle this morning to discuss the latest business news. As always, I focused on the effects these developments would have on America’s working families. And that’s why Stephanie invites me on her show.Read more

CDF Labor Law LLP — Gas Costs Keep Climbing – IRS Increases Business Standard Mileage Rate to 76 Cents per MileRead more

Littler — Policy Week in Review – July 24, 2026 Senate HELP Committee Postpones Vote on Labor Secretary Nominee Keith Sonderling tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 07/24/2026 - 13:21Read more