Late on Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul’s Labor Commissioner issued an order to phase in a 40-hour work week for farm laborers by 2032. The plan, recommended by a wage board, has sparked backlash f...

The arrival of the gig economy placed a renewed emphasis on the problem of worker misclassification. This usually refers to employers classifying employees improperly as independent contractors. ...

Cannabis’ (not-so) secret labor problem By NICK NIEDZWIADEK 10/03/2022 10:00 AM EDT Presented by SourceAmerica QUICK FIX MINING TIME: With little fanfare Thursday, the Senate confirmed two Democr...

The Epoch Times: Unaccompanied Children Suffer Mental Distress at Fort Bliss: Watchdog This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower complaints and was originally publis...

Digital Journal: Has Our Government Failed Us? The Effects of Poor Whistleblower Legislation This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The Washing...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the federal law governing employee compensation in U.S. workplaces. Some states also apply their own, more rigorous wage and hour laws. The FLSA requires em...

Weather High: 61; Low: 38. See the 5-day forecast. Photo of the Day ‘THIS IS MY CALLING’: Raisa Zhovklaya, a nurse serving Central New York for more than 10 years, is launching a new kind of heal...

Hiring Advertising What are the requirements relating to advertising open positions? The Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act prohibits employers from advertising in any way which would deprive ...

Hiring Advertising What are the requirements relating to advertising open positions? Wyoming has no law related to advertising open job positions. Employers must comply with the anti-discriminati...

Employment relationship State-specific laws What state-specific laws govern the employment relationship? The sources of California employment law are numerous, including a number of statutory cod...