Key Takeaways On Oct. 13 the U.S. Department of Labor published a proposed rule that would change the definition of an independent contractor. Democratic administrations favor having fewer indepen...

Former US Bancorp employees challenging how the bank calculates certain early retirement pensions are moving forward with claims under two ERISA provisions involving actuarial equivalence and nonf...

Participants: U.S. Department of Labor Agreement description: The department’s Wage and Hour Division has renewed its agreement with the Consulate of Mexico to provide Spanish-speaking workers in L...

Bloomberg Government subscribers get the stories like this first. Act now and gain unlimited access to everything you need to know. Learn more. Organized labor is pushing to add worker-rights langu...

Often when we think about social justice leadership, the people we celebrate are the firebrands, the orators, the ones in front of the microphone. But the engine of social change is also found behi...

By Alejandro Lazo, Jeanne Kuang and Julie Watts CalMatters For decades California's lawmakers and regulators have taken aim at employers who rob their workers of pay, overtime premiums, tips and ot...

As the 2022 legislative year came to a close on September 30, 2022, several significant employment law bills were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. This alert provides a recap of the most ...

A mental health professional has told a court that the Somali man allegedly abducted and beaten up by police officers in a racially motivated attack last month, had long-standing psychotic tendenc...

Whether they are a three-hour trek to the Eastern Shore or a 20-minute cruise down I-64, migrant worker camps are a world away from what students at the University of Virginia School of Law typica...