California legislators have until Sept. 13 to pass any measures they are considering this session, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 13 to sign or […]

Federal employment law doesn’t protect workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in a brief to the Supreme Court […]

Although the owner of two residential care homes for seniors can provide employees with on-the-job meal periods during which the workers are not relieved of all […]

Democrats have had control of the Oregon House of Representatives, Senate and governorship since 2013—and employee rights and entitlements have expanded significantly. Source: New feed 2

An overfunded—rather than underfunded—pension plan is desirable, but does it block plan participants’ claim of breach of fiduciary duty? The U.S. Supreme Court will consider that […]

​Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day, the anniversary of the day in 1920 the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted, giving women the right […]

"Hello, Jon, how are you today?” asks a co-worker. You stop in your tracks—shocked, speechless. Maybe you misheard? Not knowing what else to say, you respond, […]

A recent decision from the highest court in Massachusetts emphasizes the risk to employers of taking employment actions based on outrage rather than reason—particularly when it […]

An employer can require a worker to arbitrate his unfair competition claim under California law, a state appellate court ruled. Source: New feed 2