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With a large-scale vaccine rollout underway, more organizations will be wrestling with how best to transition workers back into their offices this year after spending most of 2020 working from home. Hybrid work models, in which some employees are onsite […]

Two truck drivers seeking to bring a class action against their employer did not have to arbitrate their claims because the employer waited two years to demand arbitration, a California appeals court ruled.

​An exempt employee who entered into an agreement with her employer to reduce her salary and hours was not entitled to damages when her hours increased but her salary did not, a California appeals court ruled.

The U.S. Congress agreed not to increase the federal minimum wage during the pandemic when it approved the outline of a $1.9 trillion stimulus measure. Critics of raising the minimum wage say small businesses are struggling to stay afloat.

In January, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) announced that it would publish additional resources to assist employers with SB 973, and on February 1, it delivered — posting a detailed 67-page User Guide, report templates and […]

California employers must reckon with new pay rules under the state’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards. Here’s a breakdown of what triggers the pay mandate and how employers are required to respond.

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order pausing federal student loan payments. HR students and emerging HR professionals are closely monitoring the situation as the president and Congress consider further, permanent action to alleviate […]

Google has agreed to settle allegations of systemic pay and hiring discrimination at California and Washington worksites. More than 5,500 current employees and job applicants will receive payments under a conciliation agreement, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

The California Supreme Court delivered good news today by swiftly denying a petition to invalidate Proposition 22 as unconstitutional. California voters passed Proposition 22 last November by a 59 percent majority. The Proposition 22 ballot measure classified app-based drivers for […]

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of Americans with Disabilities Act claims of a Lowe’s market director who could not find a position within his limitations after becoming permanently disabled.