Current HR News
- 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…
- 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.
- 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…
- Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Changed Employment Law in 2023
by Allen Smith, J.D. on December 20, 2023 at 10:00 amThe U.S. Supreme Court and federal agencies altered employment law in 2023, prompting HR professionals to review and revise their handbooks. The U.S. Supreme Court, in…