Happy New Year! Several employment laws became effective January 1, 2023, and our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled them in its new Labor & Employment Law Legislative Update, focused on new la...

million in attorneys' fees, emphasizing the uphill battle it took on in litigating the technically complicated case and the risk it assumed by fronting over $100,000 in litigation costs. . . . Stay...

Along with the start of a new year, January 1 saw a change in the State of Missouri’s minimum wage. Missouri’s minimum wage increased by 85 cents starting on Sunday January 1, 2023 to $12 per hour....

In Josie McCarthy’s 17 years as a program manager at The Dining Room, she says she has never needed to call police to break up violence or disputes. The dine-in restaurant serves 1,000 meals per w...

An independent review into the government's carbon credit scheme has rejected suggestions it is fundamentally flawed. Professor Andrew Macintosh, blew the whistle on the scheme last year, and he's...

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The U.S. Department of Labor defeated a lawsuit brought by five states challenging a rule raising the minimum wage for federal contractors, with an Arizona federal judge finding President Joe Biden...

Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Mark A. Ramki...

A rally for Uber and Lyft drivers in 2019 reflects desire for workers to have same benefits as employees. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli The “gig” economy has captured the attention of technology futur...

If you’re looking for a job in law enforcement, you’ve probably considered working as a police officer. As an officer of the law, you’re expected to protect the lives of others, even if it means p...