HR’s Guide to the Ames Decision and Workplace Inclusion The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services emphasizes the critical importance of fostering inclusive workplaces and ensuring compliance with anti-discrimination laws. The case...

NY Legislature, Governor Limit Damages in Frequency-of-Pay Cases In a significant development for New York employers, the New York State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul have agreed to amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) to limit the damages available in so-called...

Contrasting Decisions on Frequency of Pay Law in New York and What Employers Need to Know Since two of New York’s four Appellate Departments have issued contrasting rulings on this issue, it can be confusing for employers to determine their best course of action.Read...

Biometric Time Clocks: What Are the Laws? Time theft reportedly costs U.S. employers over $400 billion yearly in lost productivity. Further, in a survey by Software Advice, 43% of hourly workers admitted "to exaggerating the amount of time they work during their...

Are Employees Receiving Regular Data Protection Training? Are They AI Literate? Employee security awareness training is a best practice and a “reasonable safeguard” for protecting the privacy and security of an organization’s sensitive data. The list of data privacy...

Minimum Wage Increases and Worker Protections Coming in 2025 as Worker Momentum Builds A record 88 jurisdictions—23 states and 65 cities and counties—will raise their minimum wage floors by the end of 2025, according to the latest report out today from the National...