?Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Va., reintroduced bipartisan legislation to protect older job applicants from employment discrimination. Scott was joined in proposing the Protect Older Job Applicants Act by Rep. Sylvia R.... Read more »
?Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’ve seen significant numbers of health care workers depart from the industry. These departures have left hospitals and health care systems asking how they can continue to... Read more »
?There are many signs of potential workers’ compensation fraud, including when an injured Ohioan is working another job and still collecting benefits. Still, fraud can take a long time to prove. How... Read more »
?Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 113, which enacts changes to the collective bargaining process for agricultural workers in California. In September 2022, Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2183, which established new... Read more »
?A unique group of federal employees within the National Guard can keep their union rights, according to a 7-2 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18. A 6th U.S. Circuit... Read more »
?A federal court jury recently required East Penn Manufacturing Co. to pay $22.25 million for wage and hour violations, the largest recorded jury verdict under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according... Read more »
?Minnesota is close to enacting a near-total ban on the use of covenants not to compete. The Minnesota Legislature released a conference committee report on the bill (MN SF 3035), which reflects... Read more »
?A final warning against a union-organizing employee for “stealing time” was ruled unlawful by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) partly because the warning was more severe than discipline for similar or... Read more »
?As most employers in California know, employees must be reimbursed for any necessary expenses they incur in carrying out their job duties. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many organizations to allow their employees... Read more »
?The Los Angeles-based video game developer Riot Games agreed to pay $100 million to settle a sex discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit, the largest settlement of its kind in the California Department... Read more »
