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Twenty-five years ago, Congress enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1581 et seq., as a criminal statute prohibiting forced labor, slavery, peonage, or indentured servitude, as well as trafficking persons (i.e., recruiting, transporting, or harboring them) in furtherance thereof. (The TVPRA also criminalizes trafficking persons for the purpose of commercial sex). Since…

House Republicans push for vote on the SCORE Act; Wells Fargo wins 401(k) forfeiture appeal; Georgia passes portable benefits bill.

MLB begins negotiating; Westchester passes a new wage act; USDA employees sue the Agriculture Secretary.

Burnout is an epidemic affecting the modern workplace today. All of us experience pressure and stress at work at one time or another, but burnout is a different beast. While the two can feel very similar, it is crucial to your well-being that you’re able to recognize when you are crossing that line.  Equally, if…

A physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic in Hawaii recently learned an expensive lesson about overtime compliance after a federal investigation found it shortchanged 32 employees. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division investigated First Physical & Functional Rehab and found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the investigation,…

The Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized a technical amendment restoring the 2019 overtime salary threshold to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) following two federal court decisions that invalidated the 2024 rule. For HR and payroll teams, the amendment closes the loop on the litigation and confirms which federal salary thresholds govern exempt classifications. …

If you’re up at night trying to solve recruiting, skills gap and other talent problems, you might as well join the 2 a.m. HR forum. You’ll have company.  Many Talent Challenges  HR pros report difficulties recruiting for full-time positions, filling skills gaps across their organizations and retaining top talent, according to SHRM’s latest Talent Trends…

Workplace bullying is one of those organisational risks leaders hope they’ll never face — yet the reality is far less reassuring. The data suggests it’s not a rare occurrence or an edge case. It’s a recurring issue, quietly shaping culture, performance, and retention across organisations. In HRchat episode 893, I spoke with Mary Cullen, Founder…

Workers at the Long Island Rail Road threaten to strike, and referees at the National Football League reach a collective bargaining agreement.

NLRB Judge finds UPS violated federal labor law; Tennessee bans certain noncompetes; and Colorado passes a bill restricting AI price- and wage-setting