On June 23, 2022, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that an arbitration agreement contained in a personnel manual was not enforceable because the associated disclaimer indicated that the manual...

What You Need to Know Stephen Leary, former internal auditor of Equifax, discovered attempts by his employer to create false credit reports. The company reportedly attempted to hide this informa...

Employers the transportation industry earned a rare win when an appeals court held that a federal law covering railroad employees preempts sick leave provisions under California law. In short, th...

On July 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulings that Browning-Ferris Industries of California wasn't a joint em...

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Paid leave benefits are a hot topic these days. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued an updated report on states that have Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) programs and how the...

HONOLULU – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $156,837 in back wages from a Honolulu contractor who paid 46 workers lower wages than the law allows for the type of work they p...

A Union Pacific Railroad Co. conductor who was terminated due to attendance policy violations stemming from his AIDS and testicular cancer diagnoses will have his disability claims heard by a jur...