SHRM testified before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on March 25 to call for modernization of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). To reach the U.S. workforce’s full poten...

A year after lawmakers relaxed the state's child labor laws, a divided Florida Senate panel on Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure that would further roll back work restrictions for kids as ...

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'We’re not talking 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair. We’re talking about them working at Publix and Piggly Wiggly,' one GOP lawmaker explained. Florida lawmakers are considering legislation to remov...

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents discussing how the agencies view and define...

In the US, under president Donald Trump, rapid assaults on civil servants’ rights, including their rights to speak out about wrongdoing, are increasingly part of the administration’s play for power...

On Nov. 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, which included a new statewide paid sick leave law and an increase to the minimum wage. The paid sick leave requirement is set to go into e...