Category: News

Noncompete agreements affect about one in five U.S. workers, blocking them from seeking a better job in the industry where they have experience. Despite the fact that millions of workers are currently being restrained by noncompetes, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced recently that it was going to drop its appeals of two district court orders that prevent the agency…

Between April and June 2025, 948,000 young people aged 16 to 24 in the UK were classified as NEET, meaning they were not in education, employment, or training. That’s 12.5% of the youth population, and it’s on the rise. Beneath the statistics lies a deeper story about how social infrastructure, education, and the workplace are…

Is your company a joint employer, subject to trickier overtime compliance issues? If you don’t ask that question, employees might do it for you. Case in point: An employee recently contacted the Department of Labor (DOL), asking for guidance on whether a restaurant and members-only club, both of which employed her, were complying with the…

As global hiring expands, Employer of Record software has become an essential solution for HR teams seeking to manage international talent efficiently and remain compliant with local laws. Often called an EOR, this model lets a third-party provider act as the legal employer for global hires, allowing companies to operate in new markets without establishing…

A $900,000 settlement in Washington shows how easily employers can stumble on pay transparency compliance when job postings lack required pay ranges. The Washington case centers on Domino’s franchisees accused of leaving pay range details out of job postings, an omission that violated the state’s pay transparency rules and led to a costly class action…

Change is the only constant in business, but according to McKinsey, over 50% of organizational change initiatives fail. Why? Because while strategy may be clear on paper, the human side of change is often misunderstood or under-supported. In episode 854 of the HRchat Podcast, I sat down with Georgie Cooke, Learning and Change Strategist and…

Broadway actors and producers reach a tentative labor agreement; workers at four major concert venues in Washington D.C. launch efforts to unionize; and Walmart pauses offers to job candidates requiring H-1B visas.

I had the opportunity to participate in a recent symposium on John Witt’s new book, The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America, hosted by Balkinization.  This is my contribution to the symposium. I highly recommend the book, and the symposium as a whole – both are certainly relevant to OnLabor readers. For…

When workers at Trader Joe’s formed a union, they called themselves Trader Joe’s United (“TJU”), and they adopted a logo of a raised fist holding a box cutter. The fledgling union began selling merchandise on its website featuring the union’s logo. One item the union sold was a tote bag. Trader Joe’s sued the union, claiming a violation…

As open enrollment season looms, HR departments will want to prepare to help employees before it even starts. They’ll have questions, and you want to give them the information they need to make the best decisions about their benefits.  In fact, according to data from MetLife, more than three-quarters of workers who understand their benefits…