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Maryland passes a state ban on captive audience meetings and Elon Musk’s AI company sues to block Colorado’s algorithmic bias law.

The Office of Personnel Management seeks the medical records of millions of federal workers, and ProPublica journalists engage in a one-day strike.

Is Garmon on its last legs? First came the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters, where five Justices called the labor law preemption doctrine “unusual” while two others invited the Court to reconsider the “strange[] . . . Garmon regime.” Then came Loper Bright, ending Chevron deference. Add in attacks on the NLRB’s constitutionality and a quorum-less Board, and many…

Starbucks’ union files new complaint with NLRB; FAA targets video gamers in new recruiting pitch; and Apple announces closure of unionized store.

Meatpacking workers ratify new contract; NLRB proposes Amazon settlement; NLRB’s new docketing system leading to case dismissals.

Most workplaces thrive with great managers. But some workplaces may suffer from the increasing number of “supermanagers.” As companies level their org charts and eliminate middle managers, there’s been a rise of supermanagers — front-line leaders in charge of significantly more employees than they’ve ever been. The average number of employees managers have increased from…

In Texas, a routine data upload in mid-March altered how hundreds of employees for the city of Austin were classified for overtime. That error affected payroll calculations and inflated employees’ pay. The result: up to double pay for some employees and roughly $1.4 million in overpayments. Now the city is working to recover those payroll…

Many employers claim they’ve cut back on hiring because AI can do the job entry-level work employees once did. But a new report from BambooHR tells a different story. BambooHR looked at five years of data from more than 72 million job applications and 6.5 million completed hires — and the results ran counter to…

You don’t want to rattle your employees’ nerves. Or leave them on edge. Or cause them to stay up at night, wondering what’s next. Yet some bosses do those things. They say unnerving things to their employees. Even worse, some bad bosses say unnerving things intentionally for sinister reasons. Here’s why it’s important to avoid…

Hospitality employers in California take note: Several cities in The Golden State have minimum wage increases for hotel employees soon taking effect.   In addition to the new pay rates, some ordinances impose benefit, accrual and notice requirements. Here’s how the changes break down by city.  Minimum Wage Increases in 2026 These local ordinances set distinct…