TAKEAWAYS Know your state’s rules: Voting leave requirements vary widely — some mandate paid time off, others unpaid, and several include posting or notice obligations. Review and update practi...

Getting involved with employees’ sex lives, moving the goal posts on promotion requests, racial and religious and disability discrimination: These are the real-life American horror stories that ha...

Court details how CEO’s lack of cooperation and boardroom conflict led to rare for-cause dismissal A British Columbia court has dismissed a former CEO’s wrongful dismissal, conspiracy, and defamati...

The following article first appeared in the Insights section of Littler Mendelson’s website. It is reposted here with permission. On Oct. 20, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is...

What’s Happening at Amazon? Amazon is reportedly planning to eliminate as many as 30,000 corporate roles as part of its ongoing restructuring. “If you believe your mission is to make customers’ li...

Uber gave driver his job back and he completed 150 trips but unfair deactivation application survives dismissal attempt The worker worked for Rasier Pacific Pty Ltd (Uber) as an Uber driver from 18...

Lawsuit alleges carrier took no action after April 2024 police contact despite 2020 settlement A United Airlines flight attendant claims the carrier failed to stop a pilot from distributing her int...

Twelve workers allege the delivery giant controls their work but classifies them as contractor employees A dozen delivery drivers claim FedEx built a shell game with contractors to dodge overtime p...

Employer says worker stated he made an assessment and deemed circumstances safe enough for him The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with an unfair dismissal application from a worker who w...