The U.S. Department of Labor's lack of controls over information sharing between subagencies and nongovernmental entities, including law firms and legal advocacy organizations, may have unfairly advantaged those parties with privileged investigative information, an agency watchdog reported, though use of the practice has dropped off.
The second half of the year may see action on several cases of interest for labor practitioners, including California's appeal of a decision blocking its ban on so-called captive audience meetings and possible appeals of two decisions limiting the power of the National Labor Relations Board. Here, Law360 looks at developments to watch for during the rest of 2026.
President Donald Trump's chosen nominee for secretary of labor has already been overseeing the U.S. Department of Labor as it returns to wage and hour policies from the president's first term, and observers said they expect him to maintain that approach.