As 2022 draws to a close, Illinois and Chicago employers face new labor and employment obligations heading into the new year. Illinois Voted Yes to Workers’ Rights Amendment – But Litigation Is Exp...

Letter writer Frank Schindler is 100% right in his assertion that the Maryland Attorney General’s report on child sexual abuse should be released (”Release the full AG report on child sexual abuse...

The US Labor Department and the IRS are streamlining their coordinating process to stop businesses that misclassify workers and deny them wages, benefits, and legal protections. Both federal agenc...

LawFlash In a recent case, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit confirmed that the anti-retaliation provision of the False Claims Act (FCA) prohibits employers from retaliating against emp...

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has provided guidance on the upcoming changes to the state’s minimum wage rates in light of the Michigan Court of Claims decision in ...

Anti-war and First Amendment advocates are among those ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to commute the 45-month prison sentence of Daniel Hale, a former Air Force intelligence analyst an...

A buffet restaurant in South Dakota is responsible for more than $279,000 in back wages and liquidated damages after it paid workers less than what federal law stipulates, the U.S. Department... To...

Illegal practice denies workers’ full wages, benefits, protections WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and the IRS today renewed a memorandum of understanding and added a streamlined process ...

Commentary The only time a Democrat was elected governor of Nevada in this century was when Donald Trump was president. Maybe Nevada Democrats will get lucky, and the next time the governor’s rac...