First-time claims for unemployment benefits have not slowed in the new year. States reported that 787,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week […]

Effective Jan. 1, the Minneapolis Freelance Worker Protection Ordinance expands wage-theft protections to independent contractors who perform services in the city. Source: New feed 2

Recruiting and hiring while the nation struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic is HR professionals’ top concern going into 2021, according to new research. Source: […]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) extended its interim policy allowing virtual document-inspection methods for the Form I-9 until Jan. 31. Source: New feed 2

The COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest and technological advancements have amplified and accelerated employee benefits trends that were already underway. Here, benefits and pay specialists share their […]

Japan has amended its family leave law to allow employees to take child care and family care leave on an hourly basis. Source: New feed 2

An auto dealership’s termination of two journeyman mechanics, despite its lack of knowledge of their union sentiments, was in retaliation for its employees’ vote to unionize, […]

Effective Jan. 1, for 2021 the IRS decreased to 56 cents per mile—down 1.5 cents—the standard rate that many employers use to reimburse employees who drive […]

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment against an employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference claim because she brought it more […]