On October 28, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation expanding New York's whistleblower law. The new law took effect on January 26, 2022. The amendment expands the protected individuals ...

In this episode, I talk with Cornell Professor Christopher Wolf. He’s the co-author of a study on the potential effect of lowering the threshold for farm overtime in New York from 60 to 40 hours,...

HOUSTON, TX (February 14, 2022) Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce the firm has added four new attorneys to its Houston office including Principals Paige Tay...

American Airlines Training Pay Class Action Lawsuit Overview: Who: Plaintiff Robert Wilhelm has filed a wage and hour class action lawsuit against American Airlines. Why: Wilhelm alleges Ameri...

Time off from work can help families heal physically and emotionally, a counselor says. Camille Hawkins remembers that she and her husband were “cautiously optimistic” when she learned that she w...

Happy Valentine’s Day. Last February, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) released a survey that found over a third of American workers have been, or currently are, involved in a work...

The California State Assembly has passed a new bill that could bring significant changes for fast food employers. Assembly Bill NO. 257 (AB 257), the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recove...

Starbucks workers around the nation are rallying behind workers in Memphis who claim they were fired for unionizing efforts. Starbucks Workers United, the union seeking to organize workers at sto...

The doctor who revealed how patients at South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services were given inappropriate or excessive levels of medication has said lessons must be learned from th...

The very career experience that makes Supreme Court candidate Judge J. Michelle Childs attractive to both Democrats and Republicans may now be complicating her potential nomination, as some labor...