Congress recently introduced the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act (WFCA), which would do quite the opposite of what its name suggests: It would make it so gig workers like me are not protected b...

Pursuant to two voter initiatives, Michigan has a new minimum wage of $12 per hour, as well as a requirement that employees be provided up to 72 hours of paid sick leave – but those changes will ...

Can a corporate officer be liable for an employer’s unpaid wages to an employee? Yes, a California appellate panel recently determined. Bridgeville Properties Inc. (BPI) owned property in unincor...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) may be leaning on banks to prevent them from providing services to cryptocurrency companies, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said Tuesday, citing com...

It has been an interesting last couple weeks for ballot initiatives. First, the disheartening news: last month, the State Board of Canvassers declined to certify the signatures for a ballot propo...

As most employers are aware, Nevada has a two-tier minimum wage system, depending on whether the employer offers qualifying health benefits. Following Assembly Bill 456 (passed by the Nevada Legi...

SOUTHAVEN, Miss (AP) — A Mississippi franchise operator of five chain chicken wing restaurants was illegally deducting money from workers’ wages and violated child labor regulations, according to...

SOUTHAVEN, Miss (AP) — A Mississippi franchise operator of five chain chicken wing restaurants was illegally deducting money from workers’ wages and violated child labor regulations, according to...

By Whitney R. Brown - Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C. California: every joke that could be made about this state, particularly its pro-plaintiff laws and regulations, has already ...

More than 15,000 Minnesota nurses have signed off on strikes at 15 hospitals across seven different health systems, according to announcements from their union. The Minnesota Nurses Association s...