In 2020, Florida voters passed Amendment 2, which will, over a period of years, increase Florida's minimum wage to $15.00 per hour. The first annual increase was effective September 30, 2021, and...

A former manager of new technology at Northeastern University in Boston was arrested on Tuesday and charged with making a false report that he had been injured when a suspicious package that he o...

AARP is entitled to dismissal of a Black, age-protected female’s claims of race and sex discrimination pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and discrimination under t...

Franchisors are facing increased legal scrutiny over their relationship with franchisees, due in no small part to the injection of employment law concepts that are at odds with the franchise rela...

For more than five decades, employers could cease deduction of dues at the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement as a legitimate economic weapon. It was only recently that, as part of t...

It's early October, which means a new term is officially underway at the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's term is in full swing. GBH News legal analyst and North...

A few of our stories and columns are now in front of the paywall. We at The Chief-Leader remain committed to independent reporting on labor and civil service. It's been our mission since 1897. Yo...

Security provider, federal contractor to pay $375K in back wages to 536 affected applicants HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with a leading armored...

SEATTLE — The minimum wage in Seattle will increase to $18.69 on Jan. 1, a jump of $1.42 from the current minimum wage in the city. The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) made the announceme...