News & Analysis

On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4-to-3 decision, found unconstitutional legislative amendments that significantly revised minimum wage, tip, and paid sick leave standards.

Employers now have an enhanced ability to challenge OSHA’s most broadly-enforced regulations, such as the agency’s widely-cited General Duty Clause to issue violations in the absence of a specific standard.

The Paris 2024 Olympics promises to catalyze significant innovations and changes, not only in sports but also in socio-cultural and economic contexts.

This podcast offers an in-depth discussion about how and why an increasingly contentious election cycle is having such a taxing and divisive impact for so many.

Once effective, the new law will influence how an employer in a federally regulated workplace conducts itself during strikes and lockouts.

Under current federal law, employers may legally require workers to attend meetings during working hours that concern the employer’s views on politics, religion and similar matters.

The new law is scheduled to take effect immediately and is aimed at prohibiting employers from discharging or disciplining employees who refuse to attend mandatory employer-sponsored meetings.

Different leave eligibility requirements and qualifying circumstances can tangle up even the most experienced HR professionals and leave administrators.

The last time that Australia hosted the Olympics was in 2000 in Sydney. At that time, the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) was in place.