RMT says agency rates for seafarers are ‘gut-wrenching betrayal’ of 800 sacked British staff Seafarers from abroad brought in to replace the 800 sacked British P&O Ferries crew are being paid...

On March 10, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) entitled “Protecting Workers from Retaliation.” The FAB provi...

On March 10, 2022, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a new ordinance expanding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) until 2023. The following are answers that employers need to their q...

Revision to Internal Revenue Manual 21.7.2, Employment and Railroad Tax Returns, that would add an exception with regards to certain claims for credit that exceed tax amounts against which the si...

Dive Brief: Nusr-et Miami — an upscale steakhouse in Miami owned by celebrity chef Nusret Gokce, also known as "Salt Bae" — did not violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by using an 18% "service ...

In interviews, Starbucks workers tell In These Times that starting a union campaign is the first time they’ve felt hopeful in their adult lives. “A lot of us have gotten used to a sense of hope...

In response to questions from employers and employees alike regarding when COVID-19 constitutes a disability for purposes of the nondiscrimination and reasonable accommodations provisions of the ...

A Lacey-based home contractor failed to pay employees for overtime hours worked, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Norpac Financial LLC, which operates as Northern Pacific Exteriors, pai...

With the COVID Omicron-surge in the rear-view mirror, employers across Massachusetts are calling the workforce back into the office. This push to return to the office has led many employees to qu...

Two years ago this month, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Since then, the virus has killed over 960,000 people as well as infected nearly 80 million and countin...