On May 4, 2026, the Second Circuit joined the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits in holding that a district court may not authorize notice to out-of-state potential opt-in plaintiff...

Arbitrator finds CAO's mass layoff threat and town hall jabs amounted to bullying An Alberta arbitrator has ordered the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to pay $300 in general damages to every...

The U.S. Postal Service violated federal labor law by suspending a worker who posted TikTok videos about his pay getting reduced, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled, rejecting the USPS'.....

Why It Matters A federal indictment, a whistleblower, and five years of unanswered questions about COVID-19's origins are converging on Capitol Hill. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental ...

In today’s news and commentary, the DOL dismisses its appeal of a Biden-era overtime expansion rule, EEOC sues the New York Times for discrimination against a white male employee, and New Jersey’s...

The Fifth Circuit agreed Thursday to toss an appeal challenging a Biden-era overtime rule in a suit brought by a Texas marketing company against the U.S. Department of Labor.... To view the full ar...

HARRISBURG- A Pennsylvania House Democrat says the current process for submitting whistleblower allegations across the Commonwealth’s government is too complicated and daunting for citizens. Becau...

[co-author: Niklas Thiel] A perennial issue in German labor law practice: If termination without notice is being considered due to a strong suspicion of a serious breach of duty (termination on su...

[co-author: Leah Shepherd] On April 13, 2026, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a law that updates the state’s substance use testing rules and further limits employers’ entitlement to conduct test...

Joining approximately twenty-five other state or local jurisdictions, two states—Maine and Virginia—have enacted new pay transparency requirements slated to take effect in July 2026. Virginia’s Ho...