by Leah Shepherd on December 22, 2023 at 10:00 am
The U.S. Senate sent Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su’s nomination back to the White House on Dec. 20 after she didn’t receive enough support to be confirmed this year.

by Kathryn Fletcher and Theodore Lee © Ogletree Deakins on December 22, 2023 at 10:00 am
On Dec. 14, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) finalized and adopted new rules focused on protecting workers from wildfire smoke hazards that…

by Kathryn Mayer on December 21, 2023 at 10:00 am
The U.S. Department of Labor this week proposed a rule that would reverse a regulation put forward during the Trump administration designed to expand the formation and…

by Leah Shepherd on December 21, 2023 at 10:00 am
Whole Foods can continue its practice of disciplining workers for wearing Black Lives Matter (BLM) logos at work. An administrative law judge for the National Labor…

by Roy Maurer on December 21, 2023 at 10:00 am
States reported that 205,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Dec. 16, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The…

by Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP on December 21, 2023 at 10:00 am
What assistance is available for employers that want to help their workers learn English? Can any employer run a credit check on potential employees? SHRM President and…

by Allen Smith, J.D. on December 20, 2023 at 10:00 am
The U.S. Supreme Court and federal agencies altered employment law in 2023, prompting HR professionals to review and revise their handbooks. The U.S. Supreme Court, in…

by Leah Shepherd on December 20, 2023 at 10:00 am
A slew of new laws and regulations sprang up in California this year, so employers need to pay careful attention to the changes to remain compliant.

by Leah Shepherd on December 20, 2023 at 10:00 am
This year was marked by big strikes by autoworkers, health care workers, teachers, and Hollywood actors and writers. It also saw big decisions from the U.S. Supreme…

by Sebastian Chilco, Michelle Barrett Falconer, and Adam Fiss on December 20, 2023 at 10:00 am
On Dec. 12, California’s Labor Commissioner revised its FAQs to address changes that will occur on Jan. 1, 2024, to the Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA),…