NCAA Proposes Compensation for College Athletes

​Colleges and some coaches earn millions of dollars from major college sports, but student-athletes don’t even make minimum wage because they aren’t employees, at least not according to the National Collegiate Athletic... Read more »

Smaller Rise in Social Security Benefits on Tap for 2024

​Social Security benefits will rise by 3.2 percent next year, the Social Security Administration announced Oct. 12. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announced for 2024 is far lower than this year’s big... Read more »

Texas Governor Signs Preemption Bill, CROWN Act and Other Bills

​The Texas legislature meets only for approximately six months every other year. This session, many bills signed into law will impact employers. This article summarizes some of these new laws and how... Read more »

DOL Releases New Rule to Boost Pay Rates for Construction Workers

​Editor’s Note: This is breaking news, and the article will be updated throughout the day. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will issue a final rule on Aug. 8 to raise the prevailing... Read more »

Most Employers Support Raising Federal Minimum Wage

​The call to raise the federal minimum wage has created a fair share of debate, with opponents arguing the move will harm businesses by adding hardships or making them less competitive—but a... Read more »

Workers Sue Elon Musk’s X for Severance Pay

​Social media company X—formerly Twitter—is facing two federal class-action lawsuits claiming it failed to pay severance benefits after Elon Musk took over as CEO and implemented mass layoffs. The first lawsuit, filed on... Read more »

Company Liable for Employees’ Work-from-Home Expenses Incurred During Pandemic

​Takeaway: Employees in California who, following a March 2020 order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, were forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic were entitled to reimbursement from their employer... Read more »

A California Labor Agency Returns, and Employers Will Feel the Impact

​California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »

A California Labor Agency Returns, and Employers Will Feel Impact

​California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »

DOL Defeats Restaurant Industry’s Challenge to Tip Credit Rule

​Takeaway: The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule governing when an employer may take the tip credit remains in effect for now, so employers of tipped employees employed in dual jobs should... Read more »