U.S. employment costs jumped by the most on record at the start of the year, heightening concerns about persistent inflation that set the stage for more forceful policy action by the Federal Rese...

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Sage Steele filed a lawsuit Thursday against ESPN, alleging that the company violated her free speech rights by retaliating against her after she made comments about the company's COVID vaccine p...

Allison Bailey says Garden Court chambers and Stonewall wrongly treated her gender-critical views as transphobic A barrister was unlawfully discriminated against by her chambers, which, encourage...

Gotham Pizza Failed to Pay its Workers Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she has recovered $175,000 for employees of Gotham Pi...

Why does Paxton claim that Texas whistleblower laws for public employees do not apply to “elected officers?” Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A new lawsuit filed by the State of Texas is seeking a permanent ...

In 2016, New York state took a major step in boosting its labor industry by incrementally upping its minimum wage to $15 for New York City’s entire workforce by Dec. 31, 2019. But for many NYC-ba...

Two restaurants in Hampshire are having to pay $890,196 – $445,085 in back wages to 63 employees to resolve several violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The restaurants must also pa...

New Jersey is among five states that have legalized recreational marijuana but have not banned police officers from consuming cannabis while they’re off duty. (Photo by Daniella Heminghaus for th...

The decision by Starbucks employees in Hopewell to become the first among the coffee giant's stores to join a union sets up a showdown between the workers who say they need better working condit...