Takeaway: Employees' generalized complaints about racial unfairness in the workplace do not qualify as protected activity sufficient to support a retaliation claim. In this case, two police office...

Class action alleges California real estate agents not properly paid wages, not reimbursed for expenses The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that the lower court applied the correct standa...

One of the most grotesque pieces of legislation signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year was Assembly Bill 257. Introduced by Asm. Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, the bill seeks to impose a Fast F...

PJ boss Luís Neves has described Rui Pinto as “a young man with serious concerns about society” After endless twists and turns, Portugal’s public prosecution service has stuck to its guns over Foo...

This week, we outline a few of the key trends in employment law for the new year. In 2023, we expect to see a renewed focus on pay transparency, with several states expanding existing regulations ...

When the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Final Rule on the regular rate in late 2019, it gave employers the freedom to more easily offer perks and benefits to their emp...

New laws taking effect Jan.

Back in 2018, as supporters of a $15-an-hour state minimum wage prepared to place the measure before voters as a ballot question, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill known as the “Grand Bargain” into ...

The new year means higher wages for many Americans. Twenty-three states increased minimum wage on Jan. 1. An additional 27 cities and counties also raised minimum wage with the start of 2023. And ...

The new year means higher wages for many Americans. Twenty-three states increased minimum wage on Jan. 1. An additional 27 cities and counties also raised minimum wage with the start of 2023. And ...