Takeaways Two DOL opinion letters explain how “mid-day” commuting for hybrid workers who voluntarily split their workday is not compensable travel time. Travel time becomes compensable when the e...

Takeaways Two DOL opinion letters explain how “mid-day” commuting for hybrid workers who voluntarily split their workday is not compensable travel time. Travel time becomes compensable when the e...

Takeaways The Seventh Circuit found in Creason v. Elanco that an Indiana employer’s voluntary “vacation buy” program is a compensation agreement, not an unlawful wage assignment under Indiana wag...

Takeaways The Seventh Circuit found in Creason v. Elanco that an Indiana employer’s voluntary “vacation buy” program is a compensation agreement, not an unlawful wage assignment under Indiana wag...

Whistleblowers A former executive at Mayo Clinic has accused the organization of using AI tools that compromised patient privacy, manipulated data, and blew past institutional review protocols. ...

A judge recommended reinstating four Bandon teachers after finding the district transferred them because of protected union activity. A judge found the Bandon School District violated state law by...

A judge recommended reinstating four Bandon teachers after finding the district transferred them because of protected union activity. A judge found the Bandon School District violated state law by...

Connecticut's minimum wage will increase to $17.48 per hour on Jan. 1, 2027, rising $0.54 from the $16.94 hourly rate scheduled for 2026 under a state law that ties wage growth to economic conditions.

On July 29, 2026, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal in Hillsborough County v. Giambrone, No. 2D2025-0115 (Fla. 2d DCA July 29, 2026), reversed a trial court order that had required the c...