The FTC said the rule, expected to take effect as soon as late August, received overwhelming public support during a comment period.
In another case, also involving an auto dealership, a joint employer group allegedly fired a worker and told her to “focus on her health” after she was hospitalized and disclosed she was undergoing ...
Remote work availability also dropped 33% during the first quarter, now making up only 9% of six-figure career opportunities and continuing a “freefall” seen in 2023. In-person roles increased about 7 ...
The rule represents yet another regulatory update for employers, following DOL’s independent contractor final rule and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s pregnancy accommodation rule.
Experts, workers and employers seem to agree agree: Artificial intelligence tools are here and they will disrupt the status quo. But what comes next? The consensus so far seems to be that training ...
The ban is likely to pass, given that a majority of the agency’s five commissioners have already shown their support.
The paramedic raised trial questions over whether she was treated more harshly than male co-workers because she is female, the court held.
It’s a historic win for the UAW, as the Volkswagen plant is the first foreign-owned facility to unionize in the U.S.
In an April memo, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo emphasized that make-whole relief — down to resume-printing costs and gas money — doesn’t end with employees who have ...
Employees who are thriving said their manager seems to be genuinely invested in their success and leads with empathy.
As organizations observe Earth Day, climate change and its effects pose a serious threat to workers globally, according to a report published Monday by the International Labour Organization. Extreme ...
The department’s rule “injects new inconsistencies and incoherence into the analysis of independent contractor status,” the groups said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.