Labor & Employment

In California, meal breaks are a core part of wage and hour rules, and the term second meal break describes what happens when a work period extends beyond the usual meal schedul...

In 2019, the Montgomery County minimum wage for most covered workers remained at the then-standard federal rate of $7.25 per hour for portions of the year, with a local $11.50 O...

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, officially the Labor Management Relations Act, is a U.S. federal law that sets the core rules for union organizing, bargaining, and labor disputes....

Succeeding from the union refers to achieving positive, measurable outcomes after participation in a unionized environment, whether through continued employment, advancement, sk...

The statewide minimum wage in South Dakota is $10.85 per hour for most non-exempt workers. This rate applies to employees covered by the South Dakota Minimum Wage Act and genera...

California law on sick days centers on predictable accrual, use for personal health and family needs, and strong anti-retaliation protections. Since 2015, most workers have been...

Concerns about an Amazon anti union video grew after reports in 2021 that surfaced recordings of Amazon employees discussing tactics to discourage union organizing. The video hi...

In 2019, the minimum wage in Illinois remained unchanged from 2018 at $8.25 per hour. This was part of a multiyear schedule established by the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and was...

At the beginning of 2021, New Jersey’s statewide minimum wage was $12.00 per hour for most workers covered by the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law. This rate had been in place sin...