Q: We use a staffing agency to provide workers during busy times throughout the year. Even though we do not directly hire these employees, I am wondering if we can be held responsible in case one...

Are customers who use self-checkout entitled to be paid for it? NOTE FROM ROBIN: At least one California lawyer thinks so. He recently filed a lawsuit contending that his client, a supermarket cu...

Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at facilitating the development of affordable housing by reforming zoning laws and cutting red tape, a top priority for advocates during this yea...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The office of State Auditor Nicole Galloway has begun a regularly scheduled audit of Howell County in south central Missouri. The county received a rating of “good” in a sta...

Deli meats and cheeses maker Boar's Head stiffed workers on overtime after miscalculating their pay rates, according to a proposed class and collective action in Arkansas federal court. Worker Di...

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Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! When Joe Biden won the presidency in 2020, he did so as an unabashedly pro-union candidate. He didn’t just mouth labor-frie...

Whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was granted asylum by Russia in 2013, has not tweeted since right after Vladimir Putin's February 24 invasion of Ukraine, despite previously being a prolific use...

Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary. Go...