On Sept. 15, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection adopted changes to the regulations governing the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time […]

A jewelry company in California could not compel a former employee’s sexual harassment and sexual assault claims to arbitration where the arbitrator did not receive the […]

A judge has blocked the Biden administration’s $15 minimum wage for federal contractors in three states. Soon thereafter, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a notice […]

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act ensure additional freedoms to mothers in the workplace. However, employers can still do more to support the […]

In another sign of declining loyalty by employees toward employers, a recent survey found that 50 percent of candidates accepted a job offer between May 2022 […]

The U.S. government has recently funded programs to support the employment prospects of individuals with disabilities. An attorney and disability-rights activist reacts to the news and […]

Following up on a similar experiment from 2004, two economists have found that study participants systematically discriminated against job candidates with names they associated with Black […]

The California Legislature recently passed a bill that would require employers to adopt workplace violence prevention plans, maintain records of any threats or incidents of workplace […]

Employers can help fill in some of the gaps for workers who are navigating a changed landscape for student debt. Source: New feed 2