California Minimum Wage Rises to $17.40 an Hour in 2027
California’s statewide minimum wage will rise to $17.40 an hour on Jan. 1, 2027. The increase will also raise the annual salary an employee must...
South Korea Tops in Paternity Leave Pay, A Noteworthy Employee Benefit
South Korea tops the list for the best paternity leave pay across countries, offering new fathers a fair chance at attending to their expanding...
Pay Transparency Reminder: Are Your Job Postings Current?
With the fourth quarter underway, employers should confirm that their ongoing job-posting practices reflect pay transparency changes that took...
AI Smart Glasses in the Workplace: Seven Employment Law Risks to Consider
For years, the smartphone was the device that kept compliance teams up at night. Employers learned to manage it: no phones on the production floor,...
DOL Scraps Plan to Eliminate 450+ FLSA Interpretive Regulations
Takeaways DOL withdrew its proposal to remove more than 450 long-standing FLSA interpretations from the Code of Federal Regulations. Employers may...
California Court of Appeal Clarifies Liability Standard for Supervisor Harassment (US)
On October 5, 2026, the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal held in Doe v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. B344642, that an...
Washington State DOSH Proposes Update to Construction PPE Rules
On October 6, 2026, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) filed a...
Security-Clearance Decisions and Employment Claims in the Space and Defense Sectors: Where Courts Draw the Line
Many space and defense jobs require a federal security clearance. If the government denies, delays, or revokes a clearance, an employee may be...
FedEx worker’s 6 harassment reports not protected by Title VII, 5th Circuit says
The plaintiff’s allegations of bullying, aggressive and passive aggressive behavior don’t automatically rise to the level of discrimination, the...
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