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Over the course of just a week in late August, the DOL secured more than $2.25 million in back pay, damages and penalties from restaurateurs who cheated employees out of tips, failed to pay for overtime hours and illegally employed minors.

One deterrent in the war against workplace violence is a restraining order—a court order requiring an individual to stay away from your premises.

Recently, we have seen an increase in lawsuits from workers who believe that being forced to participate in any kind of diversity training violates their Title VII rights. Now a federal appeals court has tossed out one such case.

Generally, employees who want to take FMLA leave are required to give their employers appropriate notice. For unanticipated leave—say, when a child suddenly becomes ill—workers need to give as much notice as practicable.

Illinois joins a fast-growing list of states, cities and municipalities that have passed some version of employee protection when employers use artificial intelligence to screen applicants or assess whether an employee is eligible for a promotion.

We are having a dilemma here at our office on our exempt employees not wanting to fill out a time sheet ... they are adamant that the law doesn’t require them to have to do that in Texas. "They googled it." Can we make them?

The latest state to pass a pay-transparency law is Massachusetts, and several other states have enacted pay-disclosure laws:

The start of each school year brings new responsibilities that pull employees away from work.

Here are some tips for having conversations with an employee regarding a reasonable accommodation.

Q: Can you please clarify the specific points we should get in writing when it comes to documentation and what details must be included?