Nevada employers will see a major change in workers’ compensation premium calculations under SB 317, effective Oct. 1, 2026. The state is eliminating the $36,000 annual payroll cap per employee used to calculate premiums and replacing it with a floating cap tied to...
A restaurant chain has paid $618,666 in back wages to 779 employees and an additional $100,000 in penalties after the Department of Labor (DOL) found wage and child labor violations across 13 South Carolina locations. The DOL found several violations of the federal...
In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Patty Shapiro (San Diego) and Kristyn Lambert (New Orleans) break down what U.S. employers need to know about Australian employment law. They cover the layered framework of the Fair Work Act, modern awards,...
Further to the Union Cabinet’s approval of the revised wage ceiling for the mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (“EPFO”), as announced through a Press Information Bureau (PIB) press release dated September 16, 2026, the Ministry of...
Employers can’t delegate their responsibility for complying with federal law to a third-party administrator, an EEOC attorney said.
“A job seeker’s mistake could be recorded permanently. An interviewer’s insensitive — or even illegal — question could also be captured,” one CEO said.
Paying employees a “monthly salary” doesn’t automatically shield employers from wage and hour compliance obligations required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as a recent six-figure settlement shows. A recent Department of Labor (DOL) investigation...
Statewide minimum wage raises are leading the way for changes to workplace compensation, but businesses don’t have to wait for regulatory changes to announce their own updates. Amazon is reportedly increasing the starting hourly wage for its full-time core operations...
On August 5, 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released guidance to clarify rules around employer tax credits for paid leave under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTC). Quick Hits The IRS and the Treasury Department...
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