Workplace Language Rules and the EEOC’s Renewed Focus on Anti-American National Origin Discrimination
When an employer implements a language-exclusivity rule, such as an English-only workplace rule for employees, it may implicate federal laws...
School’s Back in Session: Child Labor Laws Remain an Area to Watch
Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) continues to bring enforcement actions involving minors, including violations related to work hours...
DOL’s Latest Opinion Letters Clarify Meal Break, Volunteering + Tip Pooling Rules
Takeaways One DOL opinion letter explained that a 60-minute meal break remains noncompensable even when employees must spend up to 14 minutes...
Supreme Court sidesteps employment law cases on disability bias, vaccines
Appeals courts have taken up several issues that the justices have so far refused to weigh in on during the new term.
DOL to up minimum wage to $14 per hour for federal contractors
Despite the increase, the rate remains below Biden-era levels, which hit $15 per hour.
US Department of Labor cites Pennsylvania excavation employer for failing to provide trench protection following fatal trench cave-in
CHAMBERSBURG, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an excavation contractor for willful and serious safety violations after a young worker...
Employee Misconduct: Burden-Shifting Returns with NLRB’s Latest Lion Elastomers
Takeaways The National Labor Relations Board has returned to the burden-shifting standard for determining whether employees lose National Labor...
DOL Pulls the Plug on Plan to Move FLSA Interpretations Out of the CFR
On October 7, 2026, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice withdrawing its July 2025 proposal to...
DC Cuts Paid Leave, NLRB Reverses Course, Accenture Settles for $25 Million [Video]
What employers should know about key developments this week: Paid Leave Reductions: The District of Columbia (DC) reduced paid family leave from 12...
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