The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act deems it unlawful for a firm employing more than 15 workers to not make reasonable accommodations for or to deny employment opportunities to an employee requesting reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions …
When Judge Timothy Batten of the Northern District of Georgia Court determines nine former employees are owed back wages and damages by Miles Walker, owner of A OK Walker Luxury Autoworks. In addition, the judge’s order forbids Walker from violating …
On June 7th the Screen Actor’s Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) will sit down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, bargaining on behalf of the major studios and networks.
In …
The PUMP Act is now in full effect. Both exempt and non-exempt breastfeeding moms returning to work have the weight of the law encouraging them to continue their efforts. The enforcement provision of last year’s law is in full effect …
The crisis surrounding the care workforce continues to intensify and families struggle to afford care while caregivers continue to be grossly underpaid. In major American cities the cost of childcare can exceed rent.
The National Domestic Workers Alliance sees …
Starbucks violated federal labor law when it excluded 200+ unionized stores from a new policy that facilitated tipping via credit card, according to a new complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board NLRB. When the program rolled out in …
Facebook’s parent company, Meta is planning to layoff 10,000 employees and close 5,000 open, unfilled positions. This follows November layoffs of 11,000 or 13% of Meta’s workforce. In October, Elon Musk acquired Twitter and promptly laid off almost half its …
Jimmy Carter and his family have made the decision for him to remain at home in hospice care. What does that mean exactly? Hospice care is for any person who has a life-threatening or terminal illness. For those people, and …
A Home Depot employee counted 470 hours of unpaid wages due to the home improvement retailer’s chosen time clock rounding scheme. Despite improvements in the ability to “practically ascertain” the actual time worked by employees, Home Depot has continued to …
“It was wonderful to know that I’m one week closer to seeing my baby after completing a comprehensive handover doc before I take my leave as a Program Manager. However, the moment I checked my phone, my heart sank. I …
