If 2024 was the year employers hesitated, 2025 was the year they attempted to reassert control — cautiously and, when done properly, successfully. Courts, legislators and unions have all been busy...

A soon-to-be assemblymember is suing the city of Elizabeth and its longtime mayor, Chris Bollwage, alleging Bollwage stripped him of his high-level city job for reporting another public official’s...

Beginning January 1, 2026, Illinois employers will face expanded obligations as a result of amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (“IWTA” or “Act”) following the enactment of House...

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On December 19, 2025, New York enacted the “Trapped at Work Act” which, effective immediately, adds a new chapter to the New York Labor Law barring employers from entering into “employment promiss...

With retaliation claims on the rise and remote work requests getting more complex, legal departments are doubling down on using training, documentation and responsiveness to worker concerns to hea...

In 2026, several states are raising their minimum wage, while Oklahoma will consider a change with a vote this summer. Oklahoma's minimum wage has remained the same as the national minimum at $7.25...

Effective immediately, New York employers are barred from utilizing certain "stay or pay" contracts with workers. Effective immediately, New York employers are barred from utilizing certain "stay o...

A California roofing and painting contractor will pay more than $320,000 after federal investigators found overtime violations tied to off-the-clock work that was never counted as paid time. An in...

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