In California and seven other states, and Washington, D.C., some hourly workers, by law, have to be compensated if they report to work only to have their shift cut short. But some hourly workers ...

The Illinois Supreme Court rejected a potential defense to claims of alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) when it held that the exclusivity provisions of th...

It seems like every other day there’s a new shocking story about the shadowy company NSO Group and its notorious hacking tool, Pegasus — which has been used by authoritarian governments to spy on...

Who/What: 2022 Employment Law Update Details: Gain insight into legal matters threatening California businesses in 2022. Avoid pitfalls of rapidly changing employment law with Poole Shaffery &amp...

Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act into law yesterday, making Mississippi the 37th state to adopt a medical marijuana program. The 445-page law is dense, and we previous...

The Ontario government recently made significant amendments to its workplace laws in an effort to create a more pro-worker employment model. Formally known as Bill 27: Working for Workers Act, 20...

Artech Information Systems settled a data breach class action this week for an incident that occurred in January 2020. Artech will pay up to $10,000 to each individual affected by the breach, bas...

ATLANTA (WTXL) — The United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in Atlanta determined a cotton gin business in Decatur County, Georgia committed wage violations. According to a ne...

Despite laws designed to pay employees for shortened shifts, many businesses aren’t following through A new study conducted by researchers from the University of California Davis explored how man...