News & Analysis

The National Commission on Minimum Wages ("Comisión Nacional de los Salarios Mínimos" or CONASAMI ) recently approved a general minimum wage increase of 4.2%.

La Comisión Nacional de los Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI) acordó otorgar un aumento general al salario mínimo para el 2016 de 4.20%.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a proposed rule to amend certain regulations related to employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs.

In the last two years, the number of employment class actions under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act has ballooned.

For many employers, 2016 will bring new requirements and challenges with respect to compliance with the Affordable Care Act.

On December 17, 2015, New Brunswick, New Jersey passed a sick and safe leave ordinance that provides up to 40 hours of paid sick and safe leave to employees beginning on January 6, 2016.

In anticipation of the January 1, 2016, effective date, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has published administrative rules to implement the Oregon Sick Leave Law.

Even before California's 2016 session gets underway in January, legislative committees have been scheduling bills for hearing next month.

The U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Labor (DOL) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase the frequency and effectiveness of criminal prosecutions of so-called worker endangerment statutes.