The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a centralized process whereby undocumented workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, violations of labor rights (including workers’ r...

In recent years, mainstream media has been dominated by stories of increased crime, but rarely do outlets cover one of the most common and insidious offenses in our society: wage theft. Employers ...

By Kelcey Caulder (February 13, 2023, 3:59 PM EST) -- Eleven workers from Mexico recruited to do temporary agricultural work in Georgia sued the companies that brought them to the United States, al...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed that Wisconsin wage and hour law does not permit employees to game the system with respect to full and free meal breaks. Wiscons...

Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a tentative settlement in the whistleblower lawsuit that four of his top aides brought against him, but it’s contingent on the Texas legislature ...

Auburn University officials issued a statement that claims that the group message in which members listed racial slurs for white people on a Google Doc is not associated with the Black Student Uni...

A federal appeals court in San Francisco refused to move a worker’s wage-and-hour lawsuit against Michaels Stores Inc. out of arbitration and back into court, despite the US Supreme Court’s decisi...

Nova I.C. failed to renew certification, demonstrate workers received required training RALEIGH, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $38,891 in back wages for 55 adult employees with de...

Melinda Riechert joins Orrick as a partner in the employment practice in Silicon Valley, Calif., the firm said Monday. Riechert defends tech and life sciences companies in employment matters such ...

Republicans in some states are proposing exceptions to child labor regulations. That's because the labor shortage has impacted industries like meatpacking and construction. Research shows that ...