To prevail on a Federal Railroad Safety Act retaliation claim, a plaintiff must show knowledge by someone who actually had a hand in the alleged retaliatory act, not just knowledge by the employer...

The Trump administration defends its H-1B visa application fee, the US DOJ condemns the US EEOC’s disparate impact guidelines, and the federal Faster Labor Contacts Act advances – plus other key up...

On July 31, 2025, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed HB 2688 into law. The bill, which applies to contracts for “public works” projects entered into on or after July 1, 2026, requires contractors to pa...

For some teenagers across the country, the summer is the first opportunity to gain work experience for their nascent resume. In a handful of states, however, teens who find jobs will find fewer pr...

‘A reporting mechanism that people don't trust is worse than not having one at all,’ says expert Black employees at the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) say they’re afraid to come t...

We are pleased to welcome Tyler Williamson to our Employment & Labour group. Tyler advises employers on a broad range of workplace matters, including terminations, wrongful dismissal claims, e...

Federal court enters consent order requiring 3 Maine sports bars to pay $51K in back wages to 47 employeesU.S. Department of Labor (.

As overdose deaths climbed, DEA agents in New Mexico repeatedly let huge fentanyl shipments hit the streets while pursuing bigger trafficking cases, a strategy critics say gambled with public saf...

Having taken the keys of a troubled borrower from a sponsor, it is not uncommon for the new private credit owner to find that the management team may not be the right people to take the business f...