On November 20, 2025, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (Ref. 5 U 15/24) ruled that the extraordinary termination of a managing director without notice due to improper favoritism is e...

[co-author: Leah Shepherd] Colorado lawmakers recently changed the state’s paid family and medical leave (FAMLI) program to reduce the premiums and add an extra twelve weeks for employees who are ...

Business Illinois workers with a newborn in a neonatal intensive care unit will soon have additional access to job-protected, unpaid leave. Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 2978, dubbed the Famil...

A federal court recently dismissed employment discrimination claims against a franchisor asserted by its franchisees’ employee after holding that the employee failed to allege facts sufficient to ...

Restaurants and hotels in the hospitality industry often add an automatic service charge to customers’ bills. As we close out the year and head into 2026, businesses in the hospitality industry ma...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. ### California, under a law taking effect Jan. 1, seeks to uphold the labor and unionization rights of private-sec...

Another year means another time in which many in the HR space turn towards California, which has a reputation for extensive employment laws and regulations not seen in other states. “Everybody kno...

Unions no longer limit themselves to bargaining tables, although our government gives them various favourable tax status because of their role in representing employees. This year, they inserted t...

If 2024 was the year employers hesitated, 2025 was the year they attempted to reassert control — cautiously and, when done properly, successfully. Courts, legislators and unions have all been busy...

A soon-to-be assemblymember is suing the city of Elizabeth and its longtime mayor, Chris Bollwage, alleging Bollwage stripped him of his high-level city job for reporting another public official’s...