California employers already adjusted to the statewide minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour on January 1, 2026. Beginning July 1, however, several cities and local jurisdictions will increase their own minimum wage rates, creating
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Caroline Berdzik Discusses Legal Realities of Addiction in Higher Education Workplace
Goldberg Segalla’s Caroline Berdzik provides legal insight on substance use and employer obligations in higher education institutions.
am I being mean about my incompetent coworker?
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I work in a field similar to event planning and equipment rental. I’ve been in this position for three years. Our marketing and PR manager, Regina, has been with the company for 15 years, at first as a delivery driver and someone driving the truck to community
my boss’s boss was “concerned for my reputation” because I was at a hotel breakfast in sweats and a tank top
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This past week, I was working a conference out of town. Not attending one, actually doing to the work to make it happen. I wore professional dress on the plane the way there because I immediately had to go into a board meeting when I arrived. Then
Immigration Report Finds DOL Rule Increasing H-1B Wages Likely Illegal
A new report finds the Trump administration’s proposed rule to require higher prevailing wages for H-1B visa holders is likely unlawful.
Inside The Federal Government’s Big Bet On AI Workforce Readiness
A new federal initiative led by the U.S. National Science Foundation aims to stand up AI education and literacy coordination hubs in each U.S. state and territory.
A CEO fired all of HR. The EEOC is suing the NYT. Both defended it onstage
Both defended their decisions onstage.
When You’re Too Far From Retirement To Feel This Tired Of Work
This article shares the angst of feeling the boredom professionals get and how to help them solve it to help reach their goals for retirement.
2026 Massachusetts Employment Law Update
2026 Massachusetts Employment Law Update
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ERISA Withdrawal Liability: SCOTUS Decision on Narrow Issue Upholds Retroactive Assumption Changes
TakeawaysResolving a circuit split, the U.S. Supreme Court in M & K Employee Solutions held that actuarial assumptions used to calculate withdrawal liability may be selected after the measurement date.The Court reasoned that actuarial assumptions are forward-looking “predictive judgments,” and ERISA does not impose a deadline requiring them to be set before the measurement date.The decision’s practical effect is narrow, and employers still retain the ability to challenge assumptions.Related linkM & K Employee Solutions, LLCArticle
Lessons for Businesses Using Cookies, Pixels, and Consent Banners
A recent federal court decision offers important lessons for businesses that use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies on consumer-facing websites. Although the court dismissed one federal wiretap claim with leave to amend, it allowed other privacy claims to proceed, including claims under California’s pen register statute and common law intrusion upon seclusion. The case…
Marco Lucido, Workplace Law: What to know about employment elgibility form changes
ICE recently revised its enforcement policy on Form I-9
Considering un-retirement? More older Americans are rejoining the workforce, often out of financial need.
A growing wave of older Americans who are “unretiring” — returning to work after stepping away from their careers
USCIS Explains How H-1B Visa Workers Can Get Green Card
A USCIS spokesman told Newsweek that the agency is “reasserting” what it believes Congress intended all along.
Political dissension in the workplace? NFL stars are just like the rest of us
Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart offered a peek behind the curtain of how locker rooms are functioning in the Trump era.