Only days after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said corporate workers would be required to spend at least three days a week in offices beginning May 1, Amazon workers are fighting the new... Read more »
?As more organizations focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), disclosures of gender-related data are surging. More than 600 organizations across 50 countries revealed their gender-related workforce data in Bloomberg’s 2023 Gender-Equality... Read more »
?Antisemitism is a growing concern in the U.S. among the Jewish community, but Jewish advocates say workplaces can play a role in easing these fears. More than 40 percent of 1,507 adults... Read more »
?A highly compensated employee is eligible for overtime pay, the Supreme Court ruled today in a case that clarifies when highly paid employees are exempt from overtime pay. In Helix Energy Solutions... Read more »
?New York State’s Adult Survivors Act (ASA), which was enacted on Nov. 24, 2022, amends the state’s statute of limitations for civil claims alleging certain sexual offenses—which may include any unwanted sexual... Read more »
?Certain foreign workers will be able to apply to renew their visas from within the U.S., instead of having to travel abroad, under a pilot program the U.S. Department of State will... Read more »
?Takeaway: Employee classification and exemptions are some of the most complex and litigious issues that employers face. They arise in many situations under federal and state laws, such as determining whether someone... Read more »
?Health savings account (HSA) balances increased in 2021 even as employees spent more on health care, a new analysis found, signaling good news for the savings vehicles in helping employees pay for... Read more »
?Weeks after Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger announced he would require many of Disney’s corporate employees to return to the office four days a week, thousands of them are pushing back.... Read more »
?Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) violated child labor laws by employing at least 102 minors in dangerous conditions at 13 meat-processing facilities in eight states, according to a U.S. Department of Labor... Read more »
