"Everyone — employer, employee, union — benefits from one law affecting everything. One set of labor law is the best for everyone involved.

As 2026 unfolds, the focus shifts to the practical priorities of federal agencies that are being shaped by newly established quorums.

"Everyone — employer, employee, union — benefits from one law affecting everything. One set of labor law is the best for everyone involved. When you get into this piecemeal application and understanding of the law, you're left with a system that is fragmented and ineffective."

• National Labor Relations Board
• Department of Labor
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Department of Homeland Security

National Labor Relations Board

Quorum Return Sets Up High Expectations

With the five-person NLRB regaining a quorum in early Jan. 2026 for the first time in nearly 12 months, the NLRB can now address its growing case backlog. NLRB decisions likely will lean toward being more employer friendly. Here's a closer look at what to expect.

Board Actions to Expect

Note: A long-held NLRB tradition has been to only change precedent with at least three votes in the affirmative.

With Two Majority Members

• Unfair labor practices sufficient to order employer to recognize a labor organization
• Work rule and handbook savings clauses
• Consequential damages
• Special circumstances sufficient to limit union paraphernalia
• Narrower interpretation of protected concerted activity

With Rulemaking or Third Majority Member

• Forced...

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