The union representing thousands of Fred Meyer and QFC workers in Oregon says a strike could start as soon as Friday. The threat of a strike looms as contract negotiations resume this week betwee...

Printer-friendly New Law Regulating Health Care Benefit Managers in Washington State We have previously reported on the new law that became effective this past summer in Washington requiring TP...

In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On this fifth day of the holida...

On December 10, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new mandate requiring that masks be worn in indoor public spaces, unless a covered business has implemented a mandatory vacc...

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 6, 2021 – December 10, 2021. Additionally, for continuing u...

A federal court granted summary judgment to Des Moines, Wash. and its city manager on a parks and recreation employee’s First Amendment retaliation and defamation claims arising out of an investi...

Oregon has resisted joining its neighbors to the north and south in establishing overtime pay for farm workers, but one business is doing it on its own. With the new year, Willamette Valley Viney...

What did I have? It’s the question that starts the Clancy Brother’s song from which Four Green Fields gets its name. But according to a lawsuit filed last month in Hillsborough County court, the ...

On January 1, 2022, the minimum wage in Michigan will increase to $9.87 per hour. This is a 22-cent increase from the current rate of $9.65 per hour, and the first increase in Michigan since 2020...