The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been actively working to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Parole status for several immigrant groups, impacting their work authoriz...
Read moreCalifornia 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...
Read moreWhat’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...
Read moreThe 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 ...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreDo repeated sick days count as job abandonment?
Read moreUS President Donald Trump is among the loudest voices spouting disinformation against wind power. When he took office in January, he ordered a freezeon leasing federal areas for new offshore wind ...
