White peers got the flexibility he was denied, the executive claims, just weeks before his firing A Black executive at global chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut says he was pushed out after ask...

Cybersecurity manager claims calibration sessions, not performance, decided who lost their job A 56-year-old Black cybersecurity manager is suing Capital One, claiming a hidden "forced ranking" sys...

‘Faster Labor Contracts Act’ Advances in the House. In recent weeks, the Buzz has reported on the effort by proponents of the Faster Labor Contracts Act to force a floor vote on the bill in the U....

Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York have each updated their child labor laws, with effective dates ranging from December 2025 through May 2027. The updates affect hazardous-occupation res...

On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, reframing adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as an “extr...

The executive order does not create immediate obligations, but attorneys say it could lead to changes in WARN notices, severance rules, and bargaining over AI-driven job losses. Gov. Gavin Newsom s...

The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization has introduced a new Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026, which significantly reforms the Wage Protection System (WPS) for private sector em...

As employers across California navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, one issue keeps surfacing in California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) enforcement acti...

As Donald Trump establishes his $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to reward the people who tried to overthrow the government on his behalf, it is worth taking a moment to honor Charles Littl...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City will be paying $900,000 to settle two legal cases against the city. In a 9-4 vote on May 21, the city council approved a $500,000 settlement with the city’s fo...