We recognize that many companies sponsor ERISA welfare benefit plans and will soon be undergoing their open enrollment process and issuing related participant communications. We recognize that many...

Statement Today’s employment report shows that labor market conditions remain extremely harsh for job-seekers, generating a record level of long-term unemployment. One third of the unemployed (33.8...

A factory worker who was sacked for saying “Top of the morning to ya” in a mock Irish accent has won his claim for unfair dismissal, after a tribunal found his employer failed to carry out a fair ...

One of the issues before the next General Assembly may be whether to retain or repeal Virginia’s so-called “right-to-work” law, which forbids compulsory payment of union dues by non-union members ...

A new California class action lawsuit filed in San Diego County alleges that DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego Del Mar violated California labor laws by denying employees their full wages, meal and r...

On October 6, 2025, as part of a larger confirmation of Trump appointees, the Senate voted 51-47 to confirm as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health... Seyfarth Synopsis: ...

What are the key changes? On 23 September 2025, the New Zealand Government announced its updated approach to amending the Holidays Act 2003 (the Act), to make the rules surrounding leave straightfo...

Bad behaviour online is nothing new, nor is toxic communication in the workplace. However, 2025 has seen an acceleration of toxic communication in both domains and a test... Bad behaviour online is...

Health NZ's Holidays Act remediation payments reach 90% completion for current staff Health New Zealand paid more than $100 million to thousands of current employees in Canterbury and the West Coas...