California and federal laws require lactation accommodations for breastfeeding employees. The federal lactation accommodation law called the PUMP Act has many of the same requirements as the state...

What’s Going on at Disney? Disney is once again reducing its global workforce — laying off several hundred employees across multiple departments — as part of its continued cost-cutting and efficie...

The U.S. Department of Labor has relaunched its opinion letter program, which provides guidance to workers and employers to help them better understand and comply with federal employment laws, the ...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) isn’t just legal fine print – it’s the backbone of how you classify jobs, track time and pay employees. Slip up, and it’s more than a paperwork problem. In FY 2...

A recent study by cybersecurity firm Cyberhaven revealed a troubling trend: nearly 35% of the data that employees feed into AI tools like ChatGPT would be classified as sensitive. This includes HR...

The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) recently dealt with a case involving disputed employment status and unpaid wages. The matter concerned a worker who claimed recovery of wages for work comp...

Do repeated sick days count as job abandonment?

Albany, NY – In a major step toward fairer hiring practices and workplace equity, the New York State Legislature has passed S.3072/A.1316, sponsored by Senator James Sanders Jr. and Assemblymember...