The Texas legislature meets only for approximately six months every other year. This session, many bills signed into law will impact employers. This article summarizes some of these new laws and how... Read more »
Editor’s Note: This is breaking news, and the article will be updated throughout the day. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will issue a final rule on Aug. 8 to raise the prevailing... Read more »
The call to raise the federal minimum wage has created a fair share of debate, with opponents arguing the move will harm businesses by adding hardships or making them less competitive—but a... Read more »
Social media company X—formerly Twitter—is facing two federal class-action lawsuits claiming it failed to pay severance benefits after Elon Musk took over as CEO and implemented mass layoffs. The first lawsuit, filed on... Read more »
Takeaway: Employees in California who, following a March 2020 order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, were forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic were entitled to reimbursement from their employer... Read more »
California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »
California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »
Takeaway: The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule governing when an employer may take the tip credit remains in effect for now, so employers of tipped employees employed in dual jobs should... Read more »
?As pay transparency becomes more and more mainstream, research indicates employers with transparent pay practices can benefit by attracting potential employees. But what about current employees? New research finds that pay transparency... Read more »
?In January, strict new pay transparency requirements took effect in California. Now regulators are closely monitoring employers’ practices as they process thousands of complaints alleging violations of the state’s disclosure rules. SB... Read more »
