DOL unequal pay case: Tech company shells out $2.3M to female engineers

One of the reasons an application for unemployment benefits can be denied is that the employee engaged in job-related misconduct. But wh...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB 4844, requiring Illinois employers with more than 25 employees to pay workers their regular rate of pay for ti...

Age discrimination isn’t always obvious; it can sometimes be subtle, such as when employees face pressure to retire earlier than plan...

Who’s an employee and who’s an independent contractor? When making that determination for wage and hour compliance, businesses may soon...

A recent study found that falls are among the costliest workplace injuries. In fact, they’re in the top three workplace injuries with...

How bad does a job action have to be to create a right to sue? Sometimes, the answer is easy. For example, if an employee is terminated or ...