Current HR News
- Labor Secretary’s Nomination Returned to White House
by Leah Shepherd on December 22, 2023 at 10:00 amThe U.S. Senate sent Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su’s nomination back to the White House on Dec. 20 after she didn’t receive enough support to be confirmed this year.
- Washington State Adopts Wildfire Smoke Regulations
by Kathryn Fletcher and Theodore Lee © Ogletree Deakins on December 22, 2023 at 10:00 amOn Dec. 14, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) finalized and adopted new rules focused on protecting workers from wildfire smoke hazards that…
- Washington State Adopts Wildfire Smoke Regulations
by Kathryn Fletcher and Theodore Lee © Ogletree Deakins on December 22, 2023 at 10:00 amOn Dec. 14, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) finalized and adopted new rules focused on protecting workers from wildfire smoke hazards that…
- Whole Foods Ban on Black Lives Matter Logo Is Lawful, NLRB Judge Rules
by Leah Shepherd on December 21, 2023 at 10:00 amWhole Foods can continue its practice of disciplining workers for wearing Black Lives Matter (BLM) logos at work. An administrative law judge for the National Labor…
- FAQs Address Updates to California Sick and Safe Leave
by Sebastian Chilco, Michelle Barrett Falconer, and Adam Fiss on December 20, 2023 at 10:00 amOn Dec. 12, California’s Labor Commissioner revised its FAQs to address changes that will occur on Jan. 1, 2024, to the Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA),…