Labor and Employment

'New Law' Lures Overworked Lawyers

BigLaw’s long hours and poor work-life balance have led to a growing trend in legal services called ‘New Law.’ It […]

Workplace Stress As Bad As Second-Hand Smoke

A study from researchers at Harvard and Stanford has found that workplace stress is about as bad for a worker’s […]

"Troubled Past" Of TV Shooter Highlights Conundrum For Employers

The horrific on-the-air murder of a tv news crew again raises the conundrum faced by employers, as they try to […]

Jolt For Business As NLRB Redefines "Joint Employer"

To be considered a “joint employer,” a company no longer needs to have direct and immediate control over the terms and conditions of the work.

Despite PR Fiasco, Useful Management Lessons At Amazon

Amazon took a big PR hit recently from a New York Times exposé of facilities where pressure on workers sometimes […]

Man ‘Worked To Death,’ Family Gets Benefits

The family of a man who died during a 14-hour shift is eligible to receive death benefits, a Pennsylvania court […]

CEO Pay Dwarfs Workers' At Discovery, Chipotle, CVS

Discovery Communications CEO David M. Zaslav is paid about 1,951 times that of the company’s average worker, the largest such […]

Examiner Bilks USPTO

An unnamed patent examiner who logged low performance evaluations and had a handful of reprimands was also falsifying time records, […]

Does Minor League Pay Violate Labor Laws?

More than 40 minor league baseball players are suing, saying their pay structure “routinely” violates federal and state wage and […]

Wage Protections Reinstated By Appeals Court

Obama Administration regulations guaranteeing overtime pay and minimum wage protection for nearly 2 million home health care workers were reinstated […]

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