The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently released updated guidance for the 2024 pay data reporting cycle. The updated guidance makes significant changes to the race/ethnicity categori...

Ongoing investigation resulted from ‘whistle blower’ complaints made in 2024 Complaints filed under the City of Vancouver’s whistleblower policy that relate to the sale of city lands has prompted t...

Topics: AI in the Workplace, Personnel Policies and Procedures By: Linda Wang It is no surprise that businesses are seeking ways to utilize AI to increase efficiency, including developing automate...

Hello, in this issue we’ll look at how Senate Democrats made it easier to tell on the Trump administration and the workaround the Defense Department used to rename a military base without naming it...

LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Michigan lawmakers are attempting to find common ground after Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for pausing the tipped wage changes set to go into effect next week. The tippe...

Amazon's nationwide unpaid time off policy does not violate federal labor law on its face, a National Labor Relations Board judge concluded, but the company illegally applied the policy by not... T...

Takeaways A bill to ban employment non-competes for all but highly compensated individuals is being considered by the New York state legislature. Gov. Hochul vetoed a similar bill in 2023, and th...

The information came in a final rule released by the Department of Labor (DOL) at the beginning of 2025. The increased rates took effect January 16, 2025, and apply to violations occurring as far ...