Workers across the country could experience delays in recovering back pay and employers are less likely to face wage and hour investigations as the federal government shutdown affects the U.S. Depa...

One day after issuing a tentative ruling in favor of the city of Pleasanton to effectively end the case, an Alameda County judge decided last Friday that she needed more time to consider whether a ...

The city of Pleasanton scored a major legal victory Tuesday when a judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former employee over his firing in 2023, finding the allegations of whistleblower retalia...

The White House’s claims that a 2019 law guaranteeing backpay to both furloughed and excepted federal workers following the end of a government shutdown does not actually guarantee feds backpay la...

A 23-year-old Royal Bank of Canada employee has been charged by the RCMP after allegedly accessing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s banking information, raising questions about privacy, cybersecurity,...

Takeaways The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division released three new FLSA opinion letters on 09.30.25, the first issued by the second Trump Administration. The opinion letters address whi...

Commuters cross the street near the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Al Drago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Government shutdowns have h...

The Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, with just days to go before federal money runs out with the end of the fiscal year on Tuesday, Sept. 30. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHIN...

The guarantee of back pay for furloughed federal employees is now in limbo, as the White House weighs a different interpretation of the 2019 law that ensures federal employees get compensated follo...

What You Need to Know Duane Morris and Gordon Rees added partners to their labor and employment practices on the West Coast this month. Duane Morris' CEO said the firm has seen "significant mome...