A Bangladeshi female factory worker died Wednesday during protests by workers over pay. Though not taking part in the demonstration, Bangladeshi police fatally shot Anjuara Khatun, a garment worker in a factory... Read more »
The National Labor Relations Board once again issued a new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. The joint-employer analysis has significant implications for employers, as it... Read more »
Michael Bertoncini discusses the recent trend of private-sector doctors turning to organized labor after broad changes across the healthcare industry in “Changes In Health Care Are Fueling Doctors’ Union Interest,” published by... Read more »
Illinois has enacted two amendments to its Labor Disputes Act (820 ILCS 5). The first, HB 2907 (P.A. 103-0040), limits the amount of monetary damages an employer can recover stemming from a... Read more »
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Child labor violations in the United States soared in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, according to data released by the Labor Department on... Read more »
Reiterating its commitment to combatting oppressive child labor, the DOL will “[use] all appropriate enforcement tools, including the hot goods provision of section 212(a)” to curtail child labor violations. The FLSA defines... Read more »
The DOL continues to focus on enforcement of child labor violations, with special attention to supply chain violations, including through subcontractors and staffing agencies. Recent publicity on this issue has highlighted how... Read more »
On August 29, 2023,[1] the IRS and Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the prevailing wage requirements (the Prevailing Wage Requirements) and the apprenticeship requirements (the Apprenticeship Requirements and, together with the... Read more »
On September 15, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a new section of the New York Labor Law limiting the assignment of inventions by employees to their employers. Specifically,... Read more »
Key Takeaways: On September 13, 2023, the NY DOL released proposed pay transparency regulations. The proposed regulations seek to clarify the new requirement that employers post the range of compensation in job... Read more »