With the start of a second Trump administration, U.S. employers and foreign workers are once again facing uncertainty about the future of employment-based immigration policies, said Jason Finkelma...

A US district court enjoins US President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Susman Godfrey, the US DOL will no longer seek liquidated damages, and Illinois amends the Workplace Transparency ...

What You Need to Know Several law firms have added labor lawyers to their L&E practices in recent weeks. While one recruiter said the trend is nationwide, he noted the demand tends to be highe...

Through The Employer Report blog, our lawyers provide legal updates and practical insights to help clients understand, prepare for and respond to the latest domestic and cross-border Labor and Empl...

Speaking to HR Leader, Jess Toop, partner at Justitia Lawyers and Consultants; Michelle Dawson, managing principal of Emplawyer; and Andrew Jewell, principal at Jewell Hancock Employment Lawyers, ...

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases with the start of the year, thousands more across over a dozen cities and states will see a pay bump heading into J...

Takeaways The state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Law survived the legislative session with minimal change and the Department of Employment and Economic Development published its final rules on...

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) last week affirmed unsafe working conditions detailed in a whistleblower complaint filed by three AFGE members against USDA’s Beltsville Agricultural Research C...

Public interest disclosure needs more than principles — it needs protection. A new whistleblower authority is on the cards. Will it stick? The recently released report from Transparency Internation...

Minimum wage, cellphones on school grounds, seat belts for adult passengers, and protection of reproductive and sexual health data are the focus of some of the new laws going into effect around th...