WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $5.6 million to the Florida Department of Commerce to support employment and training services for eligible individuals in communities impacted by the closure of Spirit Airlines. The abrupt closure...
AUGUSTA, ME – A federal investigation into the release of a deadly gas at a Baileyville-based wood pulp mill found that the employer exposed workers to safety and health hazards that resulted in the death of two workers.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
DETROIT – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring the owner of four Leo’s Coney Island franchises in Clarkston, Dearborn, Livonia, and Sterling Heights to pay more than $500,000 in owed overtime wages and damages to 143 employees. The...
A federal jury in Oregon found that Nike discriminated against former employee Heather Hender by paying her less than male colleagues and delaying her promotions, in violation of federal and state laws. In 2018, Hender and three other female employees sued Nike,...
The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Regional Labor Court (Landesarbeitsgericht (LAG) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) ruled on March 25, 2026, (Ref. No. 5 SLa 119/25) that an employer was not liable for a nursing home employee’s covert monitoring of coworkers where the employer...
You have an employee who says they are dealing with a medical condition and need leave or other time off from work. What are your legal obligations? How do you balance the needs of your business with the needs of the employee? There are a variety of laws related to...
In a case highlighting the importance of an adequate response to harassment allegations, on July 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital Corporation of Bay Area reversed summary judgment on an employee’s hostile work...
On July 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund v. M&K Employee Solutions, LLC, addressing single-employer status, withdrawal liability calculations, post-termination trust amendments, and...
California employers have been closely watching how courts will exercise their discretion to reduce PAGA penalties in the wake of the 2024 reforms. In Taduran v. Glidewell, the Fourth District Court of Appeal confirmed that proportionality, actual harm, employer good...
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