Japan is one of the first non-Western countries to adopt a legal framework on business and human rights, which will likely influence other countries in the APAC region, as well as the overall Western focus of BHR developments.
The NLRB recently expanded the definition of what constitutes “protected concerted activity” under the NLRA to include employee advocacy on behalf of those who do not meet the Act’s specific definition of “employee.”
Our company is expanding and we are concerned about compliance with all of the various state leave laws. We understand that some states have laws requiring leave for school activities. What do we need to do to comply?
New amendments to Puerto Rico’s Act No. 54 of August 15, 1989, “Act for the Prevention and Intervention with Domestic Violence,” include “economic violence” as a form of domestic violence.
The OFCCP has revised the “Itemized Listing” that it uses to collect information from federal contractors that are selected for supply or service audits to include a request for information on contractors’ use of AI hiring tools.
A recent lawsuit against DHS alleges that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act by exceeding its authority and determining that a group of visa applicants were “inadmissible” without reviewing a full record of evidence.
WPI’s Labor Day Report examines the state of the workforce, federal agency activity, state and local trends, and what’s in store for employers in the months ahead.
